Use the shadow of the scope to get it close then look **AT** not through the eyepiece. When you get close it will illuminate as the internal sides of the ocular begin to pick up light. You can actually do this with out an eyepiece at all and just use the diagonal.
Like all things, its a bit hard to begin with, but you will soon learn which part of the scope casts the best shadow. I use the two clamp knobs on mine. The largest issue is simply moving the scope too far - Try finding the moon tonight using the same technique
