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Congratulations on what sounds like a first of many fun nights looking at the night sky.
While I am certain that the astrobug will soon have you yearning to buy many and sundry "must have" accessories that your new friends here will recommend let me encourage you to use your scope for a while before getting your wallet out again.
I would also encourage you to take your new scope and get out to a few viewing nights with people from IIS or a local astronomy club...this will let you see and try out some of the must have stuff before forking out your own money first. It will also give you a chance to put faces to names of other people interested in this hobby who can offer help and advice when needed.
With that out of the way, let me offer my recommendations for must have accessories to go with waht you already have...
#1 collimation tool (my beginner favorite is the Orion collimating eyepiece) and will allow you to make sure that your mirrors are optimally aligned.
#2 red light torch
#3 comfortable adjustable height observing chair
#4 some warm clothes...and dark skies.
Enjoy...
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