The full game will show your targets on the system map, so you won't have to root through all the nebula and behind all the planets
I don't use it much, though.
WIth viewing distance at max, it isn't too hard to click on all the distant sparkly things to find the target.
I'm at the point where I can tell the race and ship class by eyeballing it when they're only about 6 pixels in size. Clicking then confirms the name of the ship.
[ April 15, 2004, 03:54: Message edited by: Suicide Junkie ]