Try taking some pictures of the moon through the scope first (which I know you'll have to wait a couple of days for now). The moon is nice and bright (I've found the fuller the better for a point-and-shoot shot) and any troubles you have there will highlight why your Jupiter shots didn't work. I would also recommend you get/make some kind of camera mount that is attached to the telescope, since the telescope has to move at some point to track the sky and a second tripod doesn't.
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