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Dont get hung up on identifying objects if you are only really getting started.
Just spend time on a dark clear night cruising the Milky Way.. more objects than you can easily name anyways, but as you look around it will become clear that you have found a particular object.. they are like faces you remember them and where you saw them..as it were.. so even such a basic approach will have you remembering known objects.. look at those on a chart and you will find out others can be found and eaily identified close by..
But when it comes down to it you need to use a star chart ..even the ones in mags are usefull to get the lay out generally.
Good luck dont stress to much enjoy the view... if you see something get a ruff pos fix and tell us if you cant work it out..a fair description and a pos fix (time of night is relevant as is the angle of elevation) and like most things it becomes easier the more you do it.
Good luck.
alex
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