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Hi Eeda,
You might like to find someone who has one on a scope and see whether you really want one after all. I should add I have one but its rarely used.
They're great for pointing out objects in the sky to a crowd of onlookers, but as a means of aiming a telescope they're not ideal. IMHO a red-dot finder, Telrad, or a conventional 8 x 50 finderscope are all preferable.
Nirvana if your mount and budget can accommodate it, is a push-to setup with encoders on the mount, SkyFi, and an iPad running SkySafari. Accurate and dead easy to use; you won't need a finder or laser pointer.
Last edited by Wavytone; 29-03-2015 at 10:53 AM.
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