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I find starcharts can be really confusing, they don't give the same view as I see etc. there are loads of free ones on the web (I'm not at my PC at the mo so can't provide links) the ones I use most are the Telrad ones for the Messier list. You only want a basic one to begin with, the higher you go with magnitude the more detail they give, and can list things that can't be seen by youre scope.
The apps I use are Stellarium on a PC or laptop and SkySafari on my phone or tablet. These show the same view as you see in the sky whatever direction you are looking at. If you use these at the scope you risk losing your night vision so it's best, I find, to use them to plan with. They are both free, the Skysafari free version is called something like Sky Portal.
It takes time but one day it will click and all will make sense,
Good luck!
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