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Great
direct replacement for your Meade LightBridgeDob Finder! Just slip the finder
with bracket into the dovetail base of your LightBridge. No tools or modifications
necessary.
Most telescopes come with a small,
straight-through finder telescope. But
many astronomers prefer the use of larger, right-angle finders that offer many
more advantages. With a 50mm finder, you can hunt down fainter objects that you
would not see in smaller 24mm or 30mm stock finders. “Correct Image” finders
present a view that matches the orientation of the sky or the orientation of the
stars in star charts. And, perhaps most importantly, your back and neck will
thank you for using a “Right-Angle” finder and no longer subjecting them to
various contortions at the telescope.
So if you are looking to upgrade
your stock finder, GSO's high quality 8x50 right angle
finder may be just what you need. It features a multi-coated 50mm achromatic
objective, an Amici prism that provides a
non-inverted, non-reversed correct-image (aka “Correct
Image”), and single eyepiece cross-hairs that allow for precise centering of
faint objects. The field of view is a generous 5.4 degrees.
The finder comes with a bracket. The bracket has
2 nylon thumbscrews and one spring-loaded screw for quick and easy alignment of
the finder with your telescope. The diagonal and eyepiece are not removable,
changeable or rotatable. The finder comes with two
protective end caps for the objective and the eyepiece. A variety of dovetail bases can be purchased seaprately for this finder. The included finder bracket is compatible with Orion and Synta bases also (among many others).
This GSO finder telescope is
available in a choice of white, black or silver/gray tube (The photo above shows the silver model). The dewshield, diagonal and eyepiece are black in all three models. The finder is
easily focusable from the objective end by turning the objective assembly and
locking focus using the focus lock ring just behind the dewshield. You may recognize these as the same finders sold
by some other big name companies for a lot more.
Total Finder Weight = 18.4 oz (OTA =
11.5 oz, Bracket = 5.5 oz, Dovetail Base = 1.4 oz)
Tube Diameter = 53mm
(2.09”)
Dewshield Diameter =
58mm (2.28”)
Tube Length (White/BlackSection) = 86mm
(3.39”)
Total Finder Length = 205mm
(8.07”)
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