Hey Marty
Good to see another Victorian on here!! As a visual observer, I cannot help much with the imaging side of things, but if you want to learn more, one of the best ways is an Astro Camp or Star party, and as luck has it, the Snake Valley Camp is coming up in 3 weeks outside Ballarat.
Details are here
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=130984 or you can PM me with for any info. We tend to have a majority of imagers, but there will also be a fair selection of big scopes on the visual side of things!!
Malcolm