Im not sure if this has been posted before, but i thought that people new to astronomy would find this really helpful.
If you are unsure of what a Star Party Google hang out is, it is a live video stream where you can watch telescopes in other parts of the world, as well as watching and listening to comments made by the presenters, you can even ask questions live in the chatroom, all from the comfort of your home computer.
https://plus.google.com/100902337165...97768522/posts
I hope someone finds this useful