Great report Sab,
A 12" scope really starts to show you all the magic areas of the sky!!
I love to take a tour just like the one you have completed, and in those moments of exceptional seeing WOW!!!
On a number of occasions I've used nearly 400x on the Homunculus with mind blowing results, Jup also looks like I'm orbiting it, there is so much detail.
Winter is the best time to observe.