8" Dob first light

Took the dob out last night for the first time and the images were amazing. Using the finder scope was a bit of a pain. No real way to 'lock it in place'. Maybe there is and I just don't know. Did manage to get the 4.5" collimated, finally, with the help of the laser. The images are the best yet the little scope has produced. I'm quite amazed at it's ability. Of course I have had to do a lot of little work to it in order for it to get working correctly. Like fixing the focuser to keep it from wiggling. Making sure the collimation screws were loose enough to work with, and so on. In the end the 8" is awesome and the 4.5" was impressive. Good night over all.