Hi Leinad,
First things first, I'd be pretty much listening to what Erick and Karlsson have to say as I've learnt alot from reading their posts and especially Erick's observation reports.
I'm afriad (getting used to the finder) is pretty much the way to go. However I have just fitted a Telrad, $79.00 from Bintel which I use to easily find bright stars/obects, then use my right angle finder scope to fine tune and then I use a 32mm wide angle polssl to move from object to object.
If I get lost, a quick look through the Telrad generally shows me if I'm still in the right area.
I'm not favouring any products by the way, I've just found out Rigel, produces a device that appears to do pretty much the same as a Telrad, but I've never seen or used one so can't really comment.
If your anything like me, just being out there is half the fun. If you read some of the observation reports, you'll see people seem to be able o look at heaps of objects in a really short time frame. I don't think we're up to that level, to just pick two or three objects and concentrate on finding them and as out skill improves, so will the observing. That's my thought for the day anyway.
Take it easy and have fun.
Darren
