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Hi Jordon. I can't help with the co-ordinates side of things but I think a lot of observers use the constellations as reference points to navigate the night sky. For starters, the night sky is at its best when the moon is'nt visible, unless of course you want to observe the moon. M42 is a classic example of this approach. If you can see the constellation Orion, M42 is dead easy to find. Search for M42 in Stellarium, go out and locate them, then use that principle to locate other objects of interest. Stellarium will show you hundreds, even thousands, of DSO's.
Cheers
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