Hiya Checker
and welcome
BTW, you're not wasting anyone's time, and it's always nice when someone new introduces themselves.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you like.
As a starting point, try and get to do some observing with the Canberra group. In the meantime, sit yourself down on a comfy chair outside, with a red light and some star charts and get to know the night sky. There is a link to a free star atlas here:
Get it here
You won't really need anything else for a while!
Sit back, enjoy and above all, have fun
Cheers
Dave