Hi Mike,
That is ONE of my problems too. I got a green laser pointer and use that to see where the scope is pointing. If you mount it to your ota and have it aligned like you would your finder scope then you can see where you're actually pointing. You may need to check what the law says about owing/using a glp in your state. You can use one of these to mount it to the ota.
http://www.bintel.com.au/Accessories...oductview.aspx I just lay mine against the ota. its not accurate but gives me in some idea where I'm pointing.
Cheers
PS Welcome to IIS too.