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Hi there timboo. Have you checked out stellarium. Its a fantastic tool for beginners like you and i. Its a free download and you can view the sky and most of its objects from your area and at the time you wish. Its great for planning your night ahead. From melb mars and venus can be seen not long after sunset. Venus is the brightest and biggest you can see at dusk, mars is reasonably close, so you'll be able to look at both. I looked at venus last week through my 4mm and a barlow lens i borrowed, was pushing the magnification past the limits on my little scope, and it wasn't very clear, but the sheer size was a thrill. I can't wait till saturn shows its self again so i can try the barlow lense on that too.
But definatly try stellarium, its a great place to start finding things.
Happy hunting and i hope the weather stays clear.
cheers, Roobi
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