welcome terran
.. sorry to hear of your first experiances in this great
interest being less than you hoped for .
the moons position in the night sky just after dark is a real killer to seeing much at this time every month .. like there it is right above us ..
throw in some local light pollution ..hey its summer and lots of folks are
outdoors or are planning to get back out under those flood lights they left
on .. dew.. mirror temps..you know there can be not a lot to see .
If you can get some stars to come to focus In a low power
eyepiece ( 26mm or so ) ?.. seeing is more likely your culprit.
A bit of high cloud drifting in ..the moon .. freakin inversion layers if your close to sea
.. endless rain and clouds all conspire against us
"regularly" sometimes.. the good news is that the night sky moves slowly
what isn't to be seen this month will probably still be visible next ...failing that next year
If your scope has a major problem it will be sorted to .. despite your frustration for the moment hang in there .. you arn't missing much this week .. and some of the many good people in this comunity will likely be able to help out IMO .
take care