Hi Dindsy..welcome to IIS..
At the moment the brightest things to see after dark beside the Moon would be star such as Sirius and Canopus..refer to these as key stars during the Summer months as they would be the first to see during twilight..from there match them to the Planisphere according to the time, day and month..from there it would lead you to other fainter stars to the rellevent constellations.
Another book worth seeking "The Nature Guides Skywatching" by David H Levy..it does contain astrophotos of objects in their respective Constellations.
Cheers!
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