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Old 13-03-2015, 10:55 AM
SkyWatch (Dean)
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I agree: red-dot finders are the easiest things to use and you don't usually need the "real" finder to fine tune. I can beat the go-to's nearly every time!
The cheapies work well, but I have found the Rigel QuikFinder to be one of the best. Does a similar job to the Telrad with a ring to sight on. It clicks on to its base in a second, and so it is very easy to pull off for storage; and because it sits up from the scope (more than a Telrad) it is easy to get your head behind it to sight. Matthew Lovell at http://www.telescopes-astronomy.com.au/ can source them, not sure where else in Oz.

- Dean
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