Concerns with generic finderscope
Hi Everyone,
I have a generic finderscope which came with the skywatcher reflector 254mm. I have been really struggling with a couple of things as highlighted below:
1. Using the GOTO mount the finderscope ends up in awkward places and my neck takes a battering.
2. For visible stars/planets its easy for me point to the middle crosshair and move to the OTA for the splendid view but if I want to track or locate DSO its like looking for a needle in a haystack since the image is hard to distinguish made worse by the reverse direction.
3. The crosshair is a pain to see and my eyes end up hurting. I usually move away from the finderscope and to see if I’m pointing to the correct direction.
The questions I have is; what is the difference between using something like a Rigel Pulse Guide illuminator on a Stellarvue finderscope and a red dot finder commonly available at BINTEL. The stellarvue looks impressive but its quite expensive are their any other alternatives please share your experience.
Take Care and wishing clear skies.
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