Two days ago, I viewed Venus as it crossed the meridian to the south at 10:26 am. I attached an old smart phone to the eyepiece in order to confirm settings and setup. It was an easy target. Image quality was not very good. But, it worked.
I tried to image Jupiter as it passed the meridian at 11:00 am and didn’t succeed. I could see it with my naked eye. But the camera didn’t capture it. Removing the phone adapter to look through the eyepiece and then returning it for an image disturbed the alignment.
Today, we had a nice clear sky again. I chose a better smart phone with a higher resolution camera. I also hung a weight on the front of the telescope to counter-balance the phone and adapter. Imaging Venus proved easy.
I waited 30 minutes for Jupiter to reach the meridian and had the scope slew 3˚ up to it. The image needed a little processing. But, the planet was clearly visible even before the enhancement.
I am hopeful the morning of 30 April will be clear. Venus and Jupiter will be very close together in the same field of view. That will be a unique sight.
How I See It 
Good use of an old phone.
You did well to see Jupiter with naked at eye at 11:00 am. It is a difficult object to see against the clear blue sky
I figured if I dropped it or something it wouldn’t be a big loss.
You did well to see Jupiter with naked at eye at 11:00 am. It is a difficult object to see against the clear blue sky
It is getting harder to see those dim objects with my 75 yr old eyes. I will keep trying.
I’ve always been a bit circumspect about imaging planets in the daytime, especially when they are close to the Sun. Best to avoid.
However this is not the first time you’ve put ideas into my head and attempting to do it at the meridian (effectively true north to me) is a method which reduces the chance of inadvertently aiming at the Sun.
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One way to avoid accidentally getting the Sun is to block it out with a tree or building. Not always possible.
You’re putting ideas in my head again, Jim…..
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Good. 🙂
Well done. I will have to attempt this sometime.