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Yes, betelgeuse is bright orange and so is aldebaran beneath it. You probably wouldn't see the whole coalsack in your telescope; if you have binoculars try using them, they're better suited to the task. The jewel box is low in the sky in the evening right now, in the morning it is high up. Point the telescope at the southern cross star closest to alpha and beta centauri and move about 1 moonwidth towards them. You should see a small group of stars. The jewel box does well with about 60-80X magnification which in your telescope would be close to a 15mm eyepiece. If the finder starts fogging up wipe it at your own risk but even if you do get it clean it will soon fog up again. Jupiter should have shown at least the two main cloud bands and up to four stars lined up in a row near it. those are its moons and they change from night to night. try looking for Jupiter around 1:30 a.m., that's when it's at its best for the night.
Ralph
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