Hello welcome to SGL. You most likely have a very basic red dot finder and there are better options for navigating the night sky. Have you aligned the red dot finder to your scope correctly? Remember it's only used to point your scope at things you can see.
For things you cannot see unaided you need to navigate to the correct area of the sky and for that you could do worse than getting a copy of 'Turn left at Orion' which will give a lot of good tips for navigating the night sky with useful information about what you can see.
Take a look at the forum sponsor at the top of each page, FLO will offer alternative finders you may find easier to use.