Finder Scopes, whats everyone using

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@Starrancher that is the angle gauge. This is my 10 inch dob. It is all manual. Setting circles and the angle gaugge get me on target. In Ohio dew/frost is the big enemy. Heat is the best way to combat it. All of my scopes and finders have dew heaters on then

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I thought that what it looked like . Just never seen one in that application before . :+1:

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@Starrancher , it works pretty well. I level it to the scope base and then put it on the scope. It gets me pretty close usually

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Hey if it works it works . I’ve seen them used to set knife sharpening angles .

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Yes the Celestron CPC Deluxe Edge HD telescopes are Go to.

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Yes, it is an 8 inch Celestron CPC Edge Deluxe HD SCT.

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So what’s wrong with the stock finder ?

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Lol, I’ve just been using the little red dot finder it came with—works fine for me

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Yeah , they work fine .

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I use a red dot on my refractor…I use it to align the goto mount and then shut it off

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I use mostly Naglers for my 10”. For the 6” I use UA Orthoscopic.

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All the normal finders I tried I didn’t like. Most because the red dot in them was ragingly bright. And I tried a bunch. Going from inexpensive too costly.
I finally went to my gun safe and got a Tasco Red Dot out to try. I have to make an adapicator for mounting it, but on setting 11 it exhibited the finest little red dot. That worked fine for me for a few years.
I wound up using my guide scope and guide camera. Later I mounted a red laser pointer and still use it today on occasion. Mostly when building a new model (Alignment).

I do my Polar Alignment with my Svbony 60mm 106 guide scope and ASI290MM Mini guide camera. But the Svbony 106 can take visual for finding your objects.
I really like the 106. The focuser is really nice to get adjusted in, smooth!
My first guide scope was an Orion 50mm, used it for 11 years before I decided to get the 60mm.

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I use a telrad,its a bit bulky but works well

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Is Starizona still in Tucson?

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According to their website they are

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One of the very few brick and mortar telescope stores left in the country . Orange County Telescopes in Southern California is another one but it’s a small store and they’d probably have to order what you wanted . Gone are the days when you could go to a multitude of shops in a day and actually put your hands on things before you’d buy it .

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SoCal used to be a hotbed of telescope shops. I got my first telescope from Cave. My dad drove me there and Tom took my order. When it was ready I went there and picked it up. He checked me out on it, opened a drawer and took three eyepieces out, put them in a box for me and that was it.

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My 6” f/8 came with a 6x30, but I upgraded to 8x50. My 10” f/5 came with an 8x50 but I upgraded to a Limicon Superfinder. My 6” refractor didn’t have a finder so I adapted an Orion ST80 as a finder for that one.

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