[telecasterguru (Frank)]

I am very new to astronomy and have bought a 10" dob because I thought that it would be a good starting point. (I put an Argo on it but have not mastered it yet)
My problem is that I live almost in the middle of Sydney and as a result light pollution of course is a great problem. I also have a rather small aiming field from my rather small backyard surrounded by high rise and trees.
My main interest is Nebula and so far all I have been able to find is Orion(that's easy cause I can se it without the scope). I have been trying to find M1 and the Flame Nebula without success.
Would this be because of the light pollution.
I am sure that I am looking in the right spot.
I am using a 26mm 2" ep and then going to a 10mm 1.25". Should I get a 32mm ep or larger?
I know that these are a lot of questions but I look forward to any help that I can get.

Thanks