Adrian, you're very welcome
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Wey, yes the Moon in the way is no good for deep sky observing (esp. now as it's nearly full).
And bright screens are a big no no as they totally mess with night vision. Only use red light when observing. Cover the screen with lots of red cellophane. No good if it's pink. Lots of layers until it's more red. And dark adapt your eyes for a good 10 mins - 20 mins is better. If you have stray lights from neighbours coming your way, pop a black hood over your head while looking thru the eyepiece.
My backyard isn't dark, I have neighbours lights and street lights around, so I just turn down the brightness on my lappy to very dim and only look at it when I have to. But if you're using it a lot as you're learning, go the red light. The Sky Safari app. turns the screen red so all done for you
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