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Patience, atmospheric conditions, and time will be your best friend with the planets and DSO's no matter how big or small the aperture of your scope.
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Indeed! I had oodles of fun with my little 76mm First Scope a couple of years back! Jupiter was just a shiny white ball with a HINT of a couple of stripes, but I was happy as Larry with it! The first time I looked at the moon I was blown away! Then I started to experiment with Barlows within Barlows and filters and all that and things got even better! After that, I mentioned to my wife if she ever came across a cheap scope in a second hand store she should grab it...and of course, she did! Found a 60mm refractor, which was hard to use but yielded pretty decent views...so I considered that an upgrade!
Point is, I agree, you can have heaps of enjoyment with the smallest of apeture...am I saying that a Celestron First Scope is comparable to an 8" Dob - well, no; but as Malcolm has said, there's plenty to see when conditions are good!
Just on filters (can of worms re-opened!): I can honestly say that, at present, a blue filter works a treat with Jupiter as opposed to no filter; bands are more pronounced and crisper; I also use Red and Orange for the Moon and enhanced details are stunning!...
