Congrads on the scope mate
I've got my first scope (12''er Bintel) arriving this afternoon - but however, the base is still a state away?!? Don't know how they do it, both packages were dispatched together.
My collimator will arrive in 2 weeks, so looks like I'll be attemting collimation with a lense cap to start with, should be interesting...
happy viewing - the upcoming conjunction should give you some stuff to look at.