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Now to align the finder, take your scope outside in daylight. DO NOT POINT IT ANYWHERE NEAR THE SUN! (sorry about the capitals but that is really important. I always sit mine on the verandah in the shade when i need to do an alignment or any other work in daylight hours to make sure I cannot get sun into it)
Pick a distant tree, chimney pot, TV aerial anything distinctive thats is as far away as possible. Use the finder to locate it then look in the main scope with the longest length EP you have. If it is centred then you are aligned. If not move scope until you see the target in the eyepiece, then move back to the finder and adjust it until the target is in the crosshairs. Voila! it is now aligned.
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