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Old 15-08-2008, 12:08 AM
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I noticed this with my Skywatcher illuminated finder I got with my ed80.
My GSO finderscope for the dob doesn't do this (it's not illuminated and it's a straight through).

I found it annoying at first as I was never sure if the star had drifted or if I had put my eye in a different place while drift-aligning. I'm used to it now though and it's not a problem.

I looked at the rifle scopes on ebay but they were all 30mm or less. Wouldn't be ideal for finding those dimmer stars while hopping around.
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