Ok, first post, hi all.
Dustin, canberra, like long walks on beachs, allergic to....
Ok introductions out of the way lets get to the real bit.
Purchased a Bintel 12" dob from, obviously bintel. Very happy with the service, would certainly recommend them
Got it the other day. Managed to follow the instructions to get it put together, and because i have the patience of a 2 year old, just had to get it out last night for a look even though the spotter scope is about as alligned as Owen Wilsons nose. Didnt know what i was doing.
It came with 3 eye peices, so i slide the 9mm one in first. Now i knew Jupiter was up there somewhere, downloaded that stellarium program.
Ok brightest thing in the sky, that one over there, looks about right position, point the spotter scope at it and ....
Nothing.
Couldnt see a thing.
i thought. Ok, what can i see then.
Move it all around, nothing. right, lets play with these little knobs, these have to be the focus, right, got some clarity.
an hour later, still cant see anything that resembles jupiter.
Go back inside, read some more of the book, 'oh the 9mm lens is more powerful which means i am looking at a smaller area' got it .
Put in the big lens 23mm i think. Again put it at what i think to be jupiter.
Look through the scope, BAM
There it is. top corner. Fiddle around a bit and get it centre frame. notice that the spotter is out by a bit but WHO CARES NOW I FOUND JUPITER (like it was lost and no one else has ever seen it)
So there it was, Jupiter and three of its moons and i could see a faint double line going across it.
Put in the 15mm lens and see it a bit better
Put in the 9mm lens and find it again (though only get about 10 seconds of viewing before it moves off target)
And there it was. Jupiter, could see the bands, a few moons around it, silently falling through the black vastness.
"hello" i thought, "is anyone there"
I didnt think it as a literal question but the mere suggestion is enough.
and so that is my first night with the new scope.
After looked at it for a while.
I swung it around in just about every other direction, i think i came across a globular cluster.
Next task is to get is set up properly, and take it out to a dark field.
Brilliant, just brilliant.
Dustin
, but it was a decent price and from what i had read here, it seemed right . So yeah happy with the decision. 
