First up thanks for the warm welcome and replies
i appreciate them all.
Second up I find myself torn between some good advice as read on the carious guides and others posts and the just plain old burning desire to throw myself into the deep end and buy the best I can afford without actually knowing what I might be interested in...
Binoculars seem often spoken first step but then as a total newbie to it all I find it hard to believe they would be much good but I never turn down good advice, just cant see how they would match up, yes the two eyes better than one i get ... so much to learn ...
Mark love the equipment listed "Pair 180 degree field eyeballs" Perhaps while i mull over expenditure and rewards I should take your advice and just stare some more and try to put names to white blobs
So many even tonight when the sky was not so clear.
Any advice on a good book, site, program to get the most out of the sky visible with the naked eye ?