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I have a 30mW green laser and on some occasions while using the schools 12" Dob have hand held the laser and adjusted its direction so I can see the end in the finderscope and the keeping everything in the exact position(leaning my hand on the dob while holding the laser(could that method be anymore not exact)) rotate the dob to the position of the sky I want to locate something and almost always find what I want in the eyepiece. How long was that sentance? I find this paticularly useful for faint objects that do not show in the 9 x 50 view finder but are there in the eyepiece. eg galaxies. An actualt laser mount would be very useful for the dob or other non goto mounts but make sure no one is taking photos when doing this.
Mark
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