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[Saladsamurai]

Is there any particular type of Telrad Finder you recommend? I can see how they would be a lot of help.

I found this one http://telescopes.com/products/telrad-telrad-reflex-sight-with-mounting-base-37744.html

Anyone have any experience with this one?

Casey

 

[chroot]

That would be "the" Telrad. There's only one to my knowledge. Just make sure that you get a type that has a bullseye of concentric rings, rather than a dot in the middle.

- Warren

 

[Saladsamurai]

That would be "the" Telrad. There's only one to my knowledge. Just make sure that you get a type that has a bullseye of concentric rings, rather than a dot in the middle.

- Warren

I am pretty sure that is what it is (not a dot).
Here's the pic.

 

[chroot]

Yep, that's a Telrad pattern. The rings are 1, 2, and 4 degrees wide, and can be used as a reference against your star charts. You may quickly begin thinking of the sky in terms of Telrad-ring-widths, and it'll be downright easy to gauge angular distances after a while.

- Warren