>However, as much as I like the idea of GOTO, a big part of the fun is finding the objects.

I love reading this because it shows how different people are and how much room there is in the hobby for different interests. I am grateful for goto mounts specifically because finding the object is one of my least favorite parts of it. :D

Irony: I have a 1960s 100mm "Goto" refractor made by what is now the Goto planetarium company of Fuchu City, Tokyo. It's a headache to search for online. https://www.goto.co.jp/english/about/