[Mountain_Wanderer]

G'day all.

I bought Atlas of the Southern Night Sky, and also bought a star disc to help me locate stars, constellations and other cool deep space objects.

Ofcourse, the motions of planets and the moon are completely different in terms of how to go about locating them. What in your opinion is the best product available to help me locate planets and the moon? Would a book and/or numerous charts/maps be the way to go, or is software better? I'm trying to avoid using software if possible because it would be good to bring everything I need outside with me. However, perhaps it's better to plan ahead inside the house first with a software program before venturing outside to look for planets?