If you're a newcomer to the wonderful hobby of astronomy, your first time under a clear sky can be an overwhelming experience. How will you ever find your way around this vast number of stars?
Fortunately, there's a tried and tested method, developed over millennia, to turn this bewildering confusion of bright dots into a familiar recreation ground, and which works in bright and dark skies alike. It's called star-hopping.
What we do is make easily identifiable