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Do you still have the shims under the focuser? If so then they may need removing, as you installed them very early. Try aligning everything as per instructions and take it out and look at some stars up high to see if they come to a pinpoint. Then go a bit either side of focus at about 200x and see if the fuzzy circles are indeed circular. If so then all should be OK, otherwise its back to the drawing board.
Planets are unforgiving as far as getting to see details. For the past couple of weeks the seeing here has been shocking and I can barely get the equatorial belts on Jupiter! I showed Saturn to some kids the night before last and could only just get the rings to seperate from the planet, its too low for any serious observing. With the seeing this bad its low power work at present here.
Another point would be to ensure your mirrors are at ambient temperature by putting your scope outside for at least an hour before observing and using any fans that are installed. If you have a warm mirror then your images will be distorted by the air currents.
BTW if you were getting detail on wires about 3km away it must have been in pretty good alignment so all is not lost.
Cheers
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