Telrad first light

[Lee]

Just took delivery of my Telrad this week.... first light last night. Great piece of kit, especially for a dob with a right angled finder - saves a lot of ginning around. Between the moon light and wind last night, I really just sighted it in and played around, but was very impressed! Don't know why it took so long to get one....

They are a lot bigger in "person" too.

A hint: don't forget to turn it off - just turned mine off then! There's 14hr of battery life gone!

[cahullian]

Now I'm thinking I should have kept mine instead of donating it to Mike

[iceman (Mike)]

shoosh you

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Telrad is the best finder. I just wish they weren't so bulky (unnecessarily so) and had auto power off.

[Hammerman]

Congrats on the Telrad! Excellent addition to any scope. Don't worry too much about the battery. I've been using the same battery for close to 4 years now, and I've left the Telrad on overnight more than once. (one time for 3 days)

[Lee]

Haven't been TOO worried by the battery life. I use it on fairly low brightness anyway, too bright and you can't see the stars you are trying to point at!