Hey Lee.
Great to see you signing up, after I found you over at CN
I read in your bio that you work for the Govt - h0ughy also works for newcastle council.. maybe you know each other?
I hope you can make it down to our central coast meets on new moon every month, there's a wide range of scopes to see through including some 8" scopes the same as yours, up to 12" and 18" dobs, SCT's and others..
My parents live at Bellingen, not far from Dorrigo.. it's a beautiful place to be, up there.
Welcome to the site and look forward to more contributions from you!