re: Venus-Jupiter-Moon-Saturn
Yes, me too, I had to wait for the pair to rise above a tree and I forgot to reset my little alarm and woke up at 3am instead of 4am so I played around and took some photos trying to get a handle on the digital camera.
I couldn't view both Venus and Jupiter at the same time with my eyepieces, but did observe the gibbous Venus and Jupiter with moons. By the time viewing was able, light clouds moved in so I didn't take any photos.
Straight Wall 759 KB
Another attempt at Saturn 432 KB
714 KB Moon
Grainy film image of the total eclipse 573 KB
It was a great show and looking forward to the moon coming into play on the 9th.