Hi Brett. You're never going to see the colour and detail that a sensitive CCD (usually hours worth of data) shows. The human eye just isn't that sensitive. Most people are probably going to say you need a big dob, but what you have is no slouch either from a dark site. I would suggest you travel to a local site and hook up with local astronomers if possible next new moon and try to look through a larger dob to "see what you can see".
I loved the views through the 32" dob at the last South Pacific Star Party, but that doesn't mean I'm selling my trusty 8" reflector and Heq5 anytime soon!
