Have you used
www.tonightssky.com?
Here is what I do. This website is extremely easy to use.
Tonight's Sky Web site
http://www.tonightssky.com/MainPage.php
Put in your location and time settings and click the box to remember them
Select the difficulty level - If you are using binoculars then select that.
If you are in a highly light polluted area work naked eye and binoculars
first, maybe small telescope. If you can find all of those then on the next
report raise the difficulty level.
Select what types of targets you want to see - Planets, clusters, whatever
you want.
Run the report - standard sort that will be displayed is by increasing
magnitude number, that is to say brightest to dimmest
Choose which ones you want in the printed report, or select all.
Select Print or right click and select print. If you want a PDF select
"save as"
I like to run the report by constellation. Then I can focus my attention on those constellations that will be in my best viewing area.
Change default print out sort to "by constellation"
Run the report and it will be sorted by constellation. This is how I
normally sort it.
You can print it or save it as a PDF or a web page. If you save it as a web
page there are live links to resources for each item.
Just another resource but this is how I plan my observation sessions.
