Hi Janine, it's great that you had some clear skies - we've had wall to wall cloud all weekend and it's still cloudy!
When you're just starting to find your way around the night sky it's good to have an initial reference point. In one of your posts you mentioned seeing the saucepan - this is part of the constellation Orion. Learn the main stars of Orion and you can use them as a jumping off point to other constellations.
If you can get along to a viewing night with other Ice in Spacers or astronomy clubbers you will find you will learn the basics a lot quicker. Things that are a bit complicated to write down in a post are much easier to explain when you've got the sky above you and you can just point stuff out!
