Here is one amazing thing to spot for a first timer which is great when you're not expecting it:
Locate orions belt, and follow the line of the 3 stars 'upward' until you come to a 'fuzzy patch' (slightly smaller than your thumb at arms length) and look at that. Do you know what it's called?
My guess at your comment is "Wow! I wasn't excepting that!"

Of course if you follow the line of orions belt the other way (downwards) you come to Sirius (The dog star) which is the brightest star in the sky from our perspective.

The Watcher

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