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Can I also add you'll likely get much better accuracy if you align to 3-4 star (or all 6 stars)that are well spaced. Moons and planets seem to give you worse pointing accuracy then pointing to far, far more remote stars.
Also download the free Cartes du Ceil and get use to locating say the 16 brightest stars in the sky. If it wants you to align on Canapus, Antares, Acturus, Mimosa, Hadar, Proycon, Pollux, Rigel Kentarus etc - it helps you to know exactly where these stars are. If it slews to the middle of two bright stars to align, you gotta know which is the right star to select.
Also try some brighter nebulae like NGC 5139 and some Messier objects for excellent viewing. But some Messier objects like M42, M7 etc are alot easier to see in your scope than say Sombero M104.
Hope this helps and great to see you around.
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