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Subject: Re: [M]: Re: Finder scope recommendations?
From: Eric Schandall
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Wed Jun 07 00:05:12 2000
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> > Like Russ, I'd very much like to find a good alternative to my 50mm finder
> > scope on my LX200. And like Russ, two of the things I most dislike about it
> > are the fact that the crosshairs are not illuminated and that it can't be
> > focussed.
> [snip]
Roger Tuthill has alternative finders if I recall. As for the illumination of the
cross hairs, I use the standard Meade finder. With a red astronomical flashlight
shinning obliquely across the end of the finder they can easily be seen. Just move
the flashlight until you have it at the right illumination.
When I'm using eyepiece projection with the CCD camera the field of view is very
small. If it's one of the brighter planets I'm after it's possible to use the finder.
Very careful alignment of the finder and placing the object at a particular spot on
the cross hair junction will work, even with the standard finder. You really do need
the illumination of the cross hairs to do it though.
Do you leave both eyes open when finding to an object? It helps getting it into
the field of the finder.
Hope this helps and good luck.
Regards,
Eric Schandall
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<p>> Like Russ, I'd very much like to find a good alternative to my 50mm
finder
<br>> scope on my LX200. And like Russ, two of the things I most dislike
about it
<br>> are the fact that the crosshairs are not illuminated and that it
can't be
<br>> focussed.
<br>[snip]</blockquote>
Roger Tuthill has alternative finders if I recall. As for the illumination
of the cross hairs, I use the standard Meade finder. With a red astronomical
flashlight shinning obliquely across the end of the finder they can easily
be seen. Just move the flashlight until you have it at the right illumination.
<br> When I'm using eyepiece projection with the CCD
camera the field of view is very small. If it's one of the brighter planets
I'm after it's possible to use the finder. Very careful alignment of the
finder and placing the object at a particular spot on the cross hair junction
will work, even with the standard finder. You really do need the illumination
of the cross hairs to do it though.
<br> Do you leave both eyes open when finding to an object?
It helps getting it into the field of the finder.
<br> Hope this helps and good luck.
<br> Regards,
<br> Eric Schandall
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