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Luigi
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Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope?
      07/02/09 07:44 AM

A 6" f/5 is a nice finder in it's own right. Just add a Telrad/red-dot.

If you're looking for faint objects (faint in the scope) then you're not going to see them in a finder. A finder is used to position the scope between stars easily visible in the finder such that it is centered very near the faint object you hope to see in the scope. A wide true field of view often makes this easier.

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17.5" f/5 Dob. IM-715 MCT. 120ED. Lunt 60mm Ha.
Zeiss, Leica, Fujinon, Nikon, Pentax, Bushnell bins


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* 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? helpwanted 07/02/09 12:53 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? revans   07/02/09 06:35 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? denodan   07/02/09 07:29 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Luigi   07/02/09 07:44 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? EdZ   07/02/09 09:55 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? KWB   07/09/09 05:20 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? b1gred   07/09/09 05:35 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? TimD   07/14/09 05:34 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? arpruss   07/14/09 06:38 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? gnowellsct   07/10/09 12:55 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? StarStuff1   07/10/09 11:53 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Doug76   07/11/09 08:42 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? NCMountains   07/11/09 08:45 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Luigi   07/11/09 09:23 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? sailor70623   07/11/09 09:41 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? peter k   07/11/09 02:59 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? KWB   07/11/09 07:36 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? CounterWeight   07/13/09 02:33 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? cuzimthedad   07/09/09 06:38 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Astraforce Paul   07/02/09 10:27 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Midnight Dan   07/02/09 10:45 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? helpwanted   07/02/09 03:33 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? EdZ   07/02/09 04:03 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? bbasiaga   07/02/09 07:09 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? helpwanted   07/02/09 09:17 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? astro744   07/03/09 01:05 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Astraforce Paul   07/09/09 12:03 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? EdZ   07/09/09 05:05 PM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Charles Laird   07/02/09 02:02 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? Zebra24601   07/02/09 02:13 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? KWB   07/02/09 02:46 AM
. * Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope? RalphK   07/02/09 02:40 AM

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