Hi Darren,
Welcome to IIS
Its good to see you are off to a good start already.
1.Bintel is a great place to get good advice and quality products.
2.Thats a very nice scope you have there and should provide a lot of pleasure to you.
3.You have come to the right place to share your experience. Search the forums to pick up information you need. If you can't find it, just ask. Plenty of people here happy to share their experience.
Now for the 4th... search out a local observing site close to you and come along. You will see a lot of good equipment and plenty of enthusiasts happy to share.
Clear skies
Allan