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Old 07-10-2014, 01:16 AM
raymo
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Welcome to the hobby Damien. One reason that you haven't found much
up there yet, is that the sky is mind bogglingly huge, and unless you are pointing your scope at something you can see with the naked eye, you can sweep it around and just see stars and occasional fuzzy patches.
Another reason can be light pollution, which washes everything out.
Yet another reason is that observing is a learned skill, and as you gain that experience you will see more. And yet another reason is [ I assume]
that you don't know where to find specific objects, so if you don't have
one, a planisphere is a great help, as is a set of star charts, or free
planetarium software such as Stellarium.
raymo
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