To all,
I am greatly appreciative of all the varying opinions and set-ups here. I have not yet bought my Telrad, unsuspected turn of events got in the way.
Given all of the comments/suggestions I am wondering if an illuminated EP such as this (
http://www.bintel.com.au/Eyepieces-a...oductview.aspx) would work better/worse than a Telrad. This would be used on a smaller "finderscope" such as this (
http://www.bintel.com.au/Telescopes/...oductview.aspx) that I have managed to resurrect and mount atop of my 8" Newt.
Would the magnification be too great to utilise this as a finder?
I understand the concept of straight through finderscopes being the broadest range of view, but by utilising the array of EP's would this not end up with more accurate pointing?
I apologise if I am thrashing this around too much instead of just throwing money at it. I am just trying to utilise what I have and hopefully end up with acceptable results.
Looking further to any further responses.
Cheers,
Andrew.