Yes, I second that, apparently there a number of quite well written articles such as "Binocular Higlights" or "Deep Sky Delights" written by some hack that walked in off the street and struggles to cobble two words together sometimes......
Sorry Les, couldnt resist! nothing like gratuitous self promotion, even if it does come from me!
Bob, seriously, the AS&T magazine is superb for helping you find objects and lists a lot of "backyard" visible objects under polluted skies so its well worth it.
Add to that, a good Astronomy book and Planisphere as well as the must have item - Astronomy 2009, and you will have HEAPS to look for.
Glenc here on IIS is a
prolific list maker, look for his posts which include some Deep Sky Objects lists and Messier lists which I have printed out and laminated and use as a bookmark so I can find objects super fast by going straight to his list.
Whew, thats a start, anyway, see how you go and dont forget the cardinal rule: "If you have ANY questions, check on IIS for the answer"
Cheers
Chris