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Originally Posted by astroron
The finder scope is a small refractor telescope, the light comes down to a small mirror which reflects the light towards the eyepiece the little red light is reflected onto the cross hairs illuminating them. 
Just a tip, remember to turn the switch of,because the batteries are very expensive 
By the way,I think you should have put this in the beginners thread |
Thanks for that. It works exactly as you said it would. The illumination is similar to a Telrad I have on another telescope.
Troppo