JlginNZ

My abject apologies for the insanely basic question I am about to pose, but I have had no success trying to find an answer to the problem I'm having with the most basic set up of my brand-new 10" Sky-Watcher Dobsonian here in New Zealand. I have been flummoxed when it comes to aligning the main viewing tube with the finder and the instructions that came with the telescope are less than helpful. Here's what I have been doing: In daylight, I have aimed the scope in the general direction of the moon (half-moon at the moment). With the finder I have no trouble finding it, so that's good. But when I look through the eyepiece (25mm) I see nothing but blue sky. I have tried to remove the eyepiece and just look through the open socket that the eyepiece assembly fits into, but then all I see is my eye looking back at me. I have tried to adjust the scope left and right, and up and down, hoping to find the moon through the eyepiece, but I have failed completely in that endeavour. Now, the moon was high in the sky while I was doing this, and I have no clue if I have the scope focused on infinity (though I have manipulated the focus wheel back and forth), so maybe that's the issue? And maybe doing it while the moon is half-full, and high in the sky has also made this more difficult than it needs to be? I am clearly doing something very, very stupid, but I have no clue what it is. Any help would be most gratefully received!!