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You mentioned in your post
"Like many others with a new scope I'm wondering what I can do to enhance its capabilities."
I'll suggest what I regularly do to new found enthusiasts...and this is not meant to be insulting by any means as I do not know your experience level...
Get to know the gear you have for a while...the good folks at Bintel (and some other retailers) have put together a pretty good package for you that was up until a few years ago, better than what most astronomers had (amateur or professional).
Use what you have and gain some veiwing experience...figure out what you like and don't like but do it over a period of time...it does take some time to pull out detail and figure out what you like and don't like...
As you gain some eyepeice time, take the opportunity to look through other people's gear and then (and only then IMHO) start window shopping for your next eyepeice...
And when that time comes, buy the "best" you can...although I am not really sure myself if the difference in price between the good functional gear and the top end is always justified or needed...but that is another post...
So in a nut shell, in my opinion the best and most important thing that you can do to improve/enhance your scopes capabilities is to look through it...that is, practice viewing yourself (and get good at collimation if you have a reflector)...as you gain experience and time at the glass, you will see more and then (and only then) it will be time to consider buying more stuff..
Cheers!
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