I had two trips out with the scope today.
The first time was around 8am when the sky was clear and Venus was visible about 15° above the horizon before the sun had risen. The planet was a clear crescent shape, close to half-lit.
In the evening the sky was clear though much of it was washed out by the near full moon. It was possible to see Jupiter and make out the northern equatorial band. The four Galilean moons were also visible. Close to Jupiter I found Uranus, but no detail was apparent other than being a fuzzy pale blue disc. Targets for the evening included a few Messier objects:
M45 (The Pleiades) was bright and many stars were visible in the scope.
I tried to find M36, M37 and M38 in Auriga, but it was too washed out by the moon.
In Orion, the Trapezium was clear, but M42 and M43 were again too washed out. The A/B, D & E stars were easy to pick out in Sigma Orionis, but there was no obvious difference in colour.
Alpha Geminorum was clearly elongated, but I wasn’t able to split the stars.
All my other targets in Canis Major, Monoceros and Gemini were too washed out by moonlight to find.