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Originally Posted by mick pinner
has anyone here used a Stellarvue 13 x 80 finder and if so what are your impressions? thanks.
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i use this finderscope on my two 16 inch dobs (Obseession and lightbridge) and wont use anything else again ..views are better than my orion ed80 and my skywatcher pro ed80....it is a very lightweight scope and does not need too much weight to counterbalance on dobs,i have esed it on my c8 sct and 8 mak but too big for these type of scopes. The views are tack sharp and deep sky objects that you would not resolve in a 9 x 50 finder ,easily appear,this is very usefull when you are using high mag eyepieces in your main scope and the argo navis is just off center,or when wide field eyepieces(13 ethos) can be nudged to adjoining objects that you can see in the stellar but are not in the main scope ep.the other benefit is the helical focuser combined with the supplied illuminated reticle that makes initial alignment for argo navis go to and other goto systems a breeze.I purchased mine from SDM and took the whole package including the rings and dovetail shoe mount as it slips easily into any finderscope shoe.I also have noted that the built in dew shield is excellent and keeps dew away even when the main mirror on the dob is dripping....i can still enjoy viewing.Great scope ,great finder....incidently i purchased a second helical focuser and ring setup from SDM and applied them to a Saxon 70mm refractor and a skywatcher 70 mm refractor which both provide wide field views with the supplied stellar view eyepiece and i use these scope as finder scopes on my 10 and 8 dobs.THis scope fits into a standard Bunnings type alluminium case for storage or transport.Last but not least you can use this scope as a grab and go scope as well....it wont dissappoint....its very light in weight
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