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Telrad Finder Sight
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Quality Instrument that's easy to use
(5 out of 5) by S. Jules on Mar 8, 2007 (USA)Telrads are incredible. Not too much else to say really. They are easy to use, easy to mount using the adhesive strips on the unit, and they are easy to align with nicely sensitive adjustment screws. Batteries lasts decently too. This easily improves pretty much any telescope. The Telrad is practically a necessity for observing.
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Change the way to undrestand my maps
(5 out of 5) by Jorge Guillermo Calderon on Jan 5, 2007 (Bogotá, Colombia)I have an Orion 8XT with a 6X30, and usually I have to "translate" what I saw on the finder scope to the map. I get rid of this finder scope and replaced with my new telrad; I just have to look up, align my eye and thats it... what I see is what I get. Also I bought the Dew shield +... was hard at the beginning but I just had to relax my eye and my back and the stars just appear in the red circle!
new telerad
(5 out of 5) by Willie Cochran Jr. on Oct 9, 2009 (McDonough, GA)Product was shipped and arrived in 24 hrs. Perfect compliment to Dobsonian scope.Need to add anti-dew attachment.
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No beauty, but it works
(4 out of 5) by Joe Gunn on Sep 9, 2009 (New Hampshire backwoods)This is no streamlined, compact piece of gear. It's best used on Newtonian or Cassegrain scopes with 6" or larger mirrors. If you have the space, though, it's a very useful accessory. I would definitely recommend it to people who want to use a scope to interest children in astronomy. It avoids the frustration and discouragement of searching the skies with narrow field of view optics.
Very useful and inexpensive.
(5 out of 5) by Stephen Thoemmes on Apr 22, 2009 (AZ, USA)I am so glad that I bought this product. As a very amateur astronomer I enjoy taking out my scope and just looking around. I have no 'to do' lists, I just wander.I find that it's difficult for me to always bend and twist (and shout) while trying to peer through a reflex sight. It certainly looks absurd to see my cheek almost welded to the scope tube trying to sight in a target whilst trying to move and step around the scope base.
When I received the sight I found the instructions a bit vague. The sight itself is quite large, homely looking, and very low tech. It uses 2 large strips of permanent tape to mount onto the scope tube. All this was a bit of a let down until I decided to use it. Since I have a 16" Dob the Telrad size didn't matter. I cut the 2 adhesive strips in half so that if I wished to use the Telrad on another scope I wouldn't spend hours getting it off. It runs on AA batteries and the battery holder is a bit cheap. Putting the whole thing together had me asking myself "Is it really this simple?" Yes, it is. This makes me rethink my need for whiz-bang, shiny, and expensive tech toys.
Upon using the Telrad I was just amazed. No faint cross-hair that pops in and out of view. No narrow viewing angle. I can actually stand by my scope and peer over into the Telrad at a bright (and adjustable) target circle. So many frustrations just went away. This tool is easy to use and a steal. Please consider buying the Dew Shield Plus as it gives it even more versatility.
When I received the sight I found the instructions a bit vague. The sight itself is quite large, homely looking, and very low tech. It uses 2 large strips of permanent tape to mount onto the scope tube. All this was a bit of a let down until I decided to use it. Since I have a 16" Dob the Telrad size didn't matter. I cut the 2 adhesive strips in half so that if I wished to use the Telrad on another scope I wouldn't spend hours getting it off. It runs on AA batteries and the battery holder is a bit cheap. Putting the whole thing together had me asking myself "Is it really this simple?" Yes, it is. This makes me rethink my need for whiz-bang, shiny, and expensive tech toys.
Upon using the Telrad I was just amazed. No faint cross-hair that pops in and out of view. No narrow viewing angle. I can actually stand by my scope and peer over into the Telrad at a bright (and adjustable) target circle. So many frustrations just went away. This tool is easy to use and a steal. Please consider buying the Dew Shield Plus as it gives it even more versatility.