· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Equipment Previous   Index   Next   Flat   bbasiaga professor emeritus Reged: 05/10/06 Posts: 724 Re: 6x30 or 9x50 finder scope?       07/02/09 07:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   You could go nuts and get the Stellarvue 80mm F3.75. That'll find some stuff... I vote 9x50, like many others have said, because you have a rigel. Its not so much the extra mag on the finder, but the extra aperture. Helps a lot, IMO. -Brian -------------------- Vixen 80EDSF Stellarvue 102ED2 Orion Atlas 11 EQ-G 15" Astrosystems Telekit w/ Discovery Optics Lust for something Larger Lust for something Larger than that Past Lovelies: Oberwerk 20x100 binocs Meade AR5 Meade LX10 8" SCT All sold to a good home Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on 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? 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