Hi Lisa
Your location says that you're only 17km from me down here below C'Town. Given that you're close, I'd like to extend a welcome to you, and maybe you'd like to come to the next meeting of the Macarthur Astronomical Society on Monday the 17th Nov at 7:30pm. We hold our get-togethers at the local Uni. There are LOTS of people to talk to and ask questions of. Once you've done that then come to our local observing site at The Oaks on the 22nd. It'd be good to show you how to use your equipment, and you will also meet a lot of new friends.
Our website is at:
www.macastro.org.au and you can go here to see where the meeting is:
http://www.macastro.org.au/home/inde...d=54&Itemid=81