Hi Chuck, I love the 80 mm finders on my two largest scopes: a Celestron f5 RFT and a Lumicon. I use inverted images that match the view in the main scope so I can easily compare images. Each is, of course, accompanied by a Telrad to quickly get me close to what I'm looking for if it's in one of Brent Watson's books or in my star chart, which has a Telrad reticle overlay. Clear skies, Wayne A. Sumner Math/Physics/Astronomy/Engineering Boy's Tennis Coach Northridge High School Davis School District (801) 402-8610

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Chuck Hards <chuckhards@yahoo.com> 11/15/06 7:34 AM >>> As I begin to address the details on a new scope, I find myself curious as to what the current trends are as far as finderscopes. I have my own personal favorites, but it never hurts to see what else is out there.

Can list members help? A. What is the aperture of your primary finder? B. Do you use an auxilliary scope? (larger than primary finder, usually much smaller than main instrument) If so, what is it's aperture? I'm not referring to guidescopes used in imaging applications, but a visual auxilliary telescope mounted on the main instrument. C. Do you use a reflex site? (Terad, Starbeam, Quickfinder, Mars-eye, etc.) D. Is your primary finder correct imaging, inverted, or mirror-reversed? E. Finally, what kind of reticle or other cross-hairs do you favor for the finder, if you do? Illuminated? Just an informal poll. TIA. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail beta Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com