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Originally Posted by creeksky
Would one help attached to a finder scope for accuracy, or would a red dot finder scope suffice?
If I used one to the east it may be seen by aircraft coming into the Gold coast.
Though I am 80ks west of the aircraft.
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Pete
I have used a laser, a telrad and a cheapo red dot finder and personally I find the red dot the easiest to use. Of course I am only using it to align on a bright star and then star hopping or setting up the 2 star alignment on an Argo Navis sytem (in that case I only have to use it at the very beginning of the night)
They are lightweight, work even when it gets cold (lasers often cease working when temp drop below about 5deg and so need to be connect up to dew heaters) the batteries last forever and are very easy to use.
Malcolm