John F Smith
newbie
Reged: 12/20/05
Posts: 3
Loc: Portland, OR USA
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Hi, I'm in the market for an eyepiece with an illuminated reticle to use for alignment purposes. I don't want to go below 12mm and that seems to leave Celestron and Meade as the choices, unless I am misinformed.
I read a terrible review of the Meade eyepiece on the Anacortes site and am a little leery of that choice. Can anyone give me some advice on this?
Thanks,
John F Smith
Eugene, OR
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Mike Hughes
member
Reged: 03/18/06
Posts: 69
Loc: Castle Rock, CO
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I use a Russell Optics 12mm crosshair. Not an illuminated reticle, but it was only $30 shipped. Works great for alignment.
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pmoore
professor emeritus
Reged: 09/27/04
Posts: 523
Loc: Central N.C.
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I have the 12mm Meade illuminated reticle ep (double x-hair) and haven't had a problem with it. The illumination is o.k. if you leave it on the lowest setting. Anything higher is too bright. It would be nice if the reticle was focusable but that hasn't proven to be a problem for me.
Pat
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Orion SVP 8 EQ w/Intelliscope Upgrade
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Joe Cipriano
Entropy Personified
Reged: 09/03/05
Posts: 8087
Loc: Uh... anyone have a GPS?
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If you just want illuminated crosshairs, this may be overkill, but the Celestron Micro-Guide EP is the best I've ever used.
Instruction manual here. The EP has some nice capabilities.
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apfevervictim
sage
Reged: 12/03/03
Posts: 407
Loc: Mobile, Al.
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I just recently (2 weeks ago) purchased the Celestron 12.5mm Orthoscopic Micro Guide eyepiece. The eye relief was comfortable, the etching is sharp (and looks cool too) 
The Reticle is focusable for different users. The illuminator has a positive feel to the on/off switch and is adjustable for brightness. It even came with a pamplet of angular equations in case you wanted to do astrometry or double star anglular separation stuff.
Over all, I think it's a great reticle ep. Just my $0.02.. 
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Wade
XT10 newt on Atlas EQGoto, 5"f5 Astroview refractor, 127mm Mak-Cass, TV102 w/Feathertouch(soon to be on Astromart), 20x80LW & 15x70 Ultra Obies', Canon 15x50 IS, Coronado PST, Orion 190mm Mak-Newt, I need help!
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