Here are a few simple pieces of advice to get you started, and a list of links to further information. What to Do 1.The public library is the beginner's most important astronomical tool. Comb through the astronomy shelf for beginner's guides. Look for aids to learning the stars you see in the evening sky. Learn the sky with the naked eye first.
Astronomy is an outdoor nature hobby.
Go into the night and learn the starry names and patterns overhead. This will give you something to learn right away, a show you other areas of interest to learn about. Don't rush to buy a telescope. Astronomy, being a learning hobby, has no such entrance fee. To put a telescope to rewarding use, you first need to know the constellations as seen with the naked eye, be able to find things among them with sky charts, know something of what a telescope will and will not do, and know enough about the objects you're seeking to recognize and appreciate them.