Hi Matt,
Welcome and nice work with the purchase. An 8" Dob will last quite some time and give some good views of DSO's and the planets. The fuzzy stuff should pop out more under dark skies down the track you may even try and take some photos of the planets through the dob
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-201-0-0-1-0.html .
Cheers,
Rusty