Start by finding the Summer Triangle, which consists of the three of the brightest stars in the sky--Vega, Deneb, and Altair. The Summer Triangle is high overhead throughout the summer, and it sinks lower in the west as fall progresses.
For this star hop, start from Deneb, the first-magnitude star that forms the tail of Cygnus, the swan (or if you visualize the brightest stars of Cygnus as a cross shape, Deneb is at the top of the cross).
Omicron 1 and Omicron 2 appear as a matching pair about 5 degrees to the northwest of Deneb. Omicron 1 is a good target for novice observers because it is so easy to find and shows nice color variations among the stars.
