That's a great start! I just noticed you went out to Goomalling, which was not far from where I ventured out for my first dark sky night with my then new 600d :-) lovely dark skies out there.
Have a read of the "600 rule" to help get the most out of your time under the stars
http://darkclearskies.blogspot.com.a...f-600.html?m=1
Cheers,
Chris