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Originally Posted by Stonius
There's a trick to using (straight through) finderscopes that gives them the same advantages of a red dot finder.
- Don't squint and close one eye - KEEP BOTH EYES OPEN!
- Look at the target spot in the sky where you are wanting to point the telescope
- Now move your head such that in one eye you are keeping an eye on the target area, while the other eye looks through the finderscope (you will typically view from a more relaxed distance for this - no eyeballs pressed right against the finderscope! Yes, you probably won't get the full field of view, but meh, it doesn't matter for this method.)
- Now move the telescope as if you're trying to place the crosshair in the finder over the target area you're looking at with your other eye. Once you get close, you'll see the object pop into view in the finder too
- Fine tune to get it central to the crosshairs and assuming your scope was aligned properly in the first place, the object should be in the eyepiece
Works on mine, anyway. I do have both a finder and a RDF, but I always like to have a backup. Plus the Mag boost of a finder can be good for finding objects that are not visible to the naked eye.
Cheers
Markus |
Gotta agree with this. I always use a Straight thru finder and its a lot easier with two eyes like you suggest.