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Old 23-03-2015, 12:31 PM
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Reflecting on Refracting

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I love finder scopes! Can't have too many....I have two on my scope.

Is the EQ6 goto? If not I'd say get a Telrad and a RACI.

On my 10" Newt on my non GOTO EQ mount I like to look along the tube to get in the general area and then use a RACI finder.

Illuminated double cross hairs are nice, specially at a dark site. Orion make a straight through one I have as well as a RACI. A bit expensive but worth it.

Had a couple of GSO finders which aren't quite as good, not as sharp specially in the outer FOV as the Synta Skywatcher/ Orion ones.

You could always go a bit mad and get an Orion ST80mm Refractor and use that...a bit harder to mount but the EQ6 will take both and then you have a very nice Rich Field scope and finder in one...get the Telrad as well.

Matt
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