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Originally Posted by astro744
I would think the Star Point finder is the same as any other basic red dot finder being a zero magnification pointing tool that uses a coated glass window to superimpose the image of a small red dot onto the night sky.
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Originally Posted by julianh72
As astro744 says, with any red dot finder, the only alignment necessary is to align the finder with the scope itself. The red dot just "hangs" in the sky, with almost no parallax -
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Thanks, but I own four red dot finders and three Telrads myself, and they work just as you describe. That is why I am a bit mystified as to how this star point gadget is meant to work - there is parallax galore with the red dot on the first reticle.
Regards,
Renato