Newbies should start with Big Dipper, but I think I always spot the wrong one.
If you can spot Big Dipper, you can find your way home (hopefully). Because there's another bright star known as Bei Dou Xing. Follow that star... you will find a way out of some unknown places... apparently, that's how some people discovered new places.
The Big Dipper looks like some pot when you draw the imaginary lines to join the stars...
Or what's the other one name - Cas something, don't know how spell...
W shape one. That one 4 stars only, very easy to spot. Legend says that it's related to some turtle thingy.
There are others... but SG won't probably get to see them until another big blackout occurs, lol