I agree with Michael - I often start with Starry Night to identify target (has a photo realistic panaromic photo of my back yard which outlines multiple obstructions I have to deal with).
SGP is a great program with efficient access to many features and equipment options. As a relatively new user, I have found the input of target, in comparison, to be relatively "clunky". For now, I usually Google my target and copy/paste the RA/Dec from the wiki page. However would prefer to either (i) find target via planetarium such as SNPP, CdC, Stellarium and then push to SGP (button, not cut and paste) or (ii) have search option right in SGP
I guess these would be considered nice-to-have options and not in the core scope of SGP function. Perhaps this should go into the "Feature Request" section.
My $0.02
Dave
PS. I'm very happy with SGP to date - still climbing the learning curve ...