Product Description
Sometimes looking through a straight finder scope can be a strain, making you crouch down and crane your neck. Well, you can call off the chiropractors because our right-angle finder scopes let you view in contortion-free comfort! What's more, they have a built-in Amici prism to provide a correctly oriented view - not upside-down as with standard finders. These achromatic, crosshair finders feature fully coated glass lenses, internal baffling, and focus adjustment. Each includes an aluminum bracket with two perpendicular thumbscrews for easy alignment. Dovetail foot fits many Orion telescopes (see list). Dovetail base (#7214) can be purchased for custom installations. Prism and eyepiece are not removable.
Customer Reviews:
Great.......2006-01-26
I bought this for my Meade ETX-90, it is far better than the scope that came from Meade. The mount had to be modified (just a little) to fit the ETX-90
OK for Alt-Az, useless for Equatorial mount.......2005-03-05
Good optics, good construction, but one major design flaw which makes this finder scope useless if you have an equatorial mount: It is impossible to rotate the right-angle eyepiece assembly about the axis of the finder scope. This is not a problem if your telescope has an alt-az mount, but if you have an equatorial mount, then, regardless of the initial orientation, the finder eyepiece will be pointing toward the ground for about 1/2 the sky. I complained about this to Orion tech support and they promptly and politely replied that this is indeed a problem. My rating of 2 stars is an average of 4 stars (for the alt-az owners) and zero stars (for the equatorial owners).
Nice, inexpensive upgrade.......2004-06-18
This is a reasonably priced upgrade for the 6x30mm finder that came standard with my scope. The extra aperture provides much brighter views, the right-side up image simplifies matching the view to my star charts, and the right angle is a real neck-saver on long observing sessions.
Optically fine though there is some edge distortion. No problem for use as a finder, though. If you've never used a right angle finder before, be warned that initial orientation is little harder than with straight-through finders. I added a zero-power "bulls eye" finder to help with this. This combination makes finding things very easy.
Product Description
The crosshairs in standard finder scopes are difficult to see in the dark, which makes centering an object something of a guessing game. Well, we saw the light, and we now offer finder scopes with illuminated crosshairs. An adjustable-intensity red LED in the illuminator arm lights an etched-glass double crosshair reticle, making it as easy as target practice to center your viewing or photo subject or guide star. Centering an object precisely on the finder scope's crosshairs will ensure that it appears in your main scope's eyepiece or on your camera's CCD chip, exactly where you want it.
Product Description
Large-aperture finder scopes let you see fainter objects than smaller finders, and this one will literally show you the light! It has a fully coated, 50mm achromatic objective lens with adjustable focus. It has 9x magnification and a standard (inverted) 5.5-degree field of view with superimposed crosshairs. The aluminum tube is baffled and blackened inside to enhance contrast. This finder comes with a cast-aluminum bracket with a dovetail foot that fits most Orion telescopes. A dovetail mounting base (#7214) is also available for installation of this finder scope on non-Orion telescopes. Alignment of the finder scope is easy and intuitive by virtue of two perpendicular nylon thumbscrews and an opposing spring-loaded pin. Weighs 16 oz. Black. One-year limited warranty.
Product Description
Sometimes looking through a straight finder scope can be a strain, making you crouch down and crane your neck. Well, you can call off the chiropractors because our right-angle finder scopes let you view in contortion-free comfort! What's more, they have a built-in Amici prism to provide a correctly oriented view - not upside-down as with standard finders. These achromatic, crosshair finders feature fully coated glass lenses, internal baffling, and focus adjustment. Each includes an aluminum bracket with two perpendicular thumbscrews for easy alignment. Dovetail foot fits many Orion telescopes (see list). Dovetail base (#7214) can be purchased for custom installations. Prism and eyepiece are not removable.
Product Description
The crosshairs in standard finder scopes are difficult to see in the dark, which makes centering an object something of a guessing game. Well, we saw the light, and we now offer finder scopes with illuminated crosshairs. An adjustable-intensity red LED in the illuminator arm lights an etched-glass double crosshair reticle, making it as easy as target practice to center your viewing or photo subject or guide star. Centering an object precisely on the finder scope's crosshairs will ensure that it appears in your main scope's eyepiece or on your camera's CCD chip, exactly where you want it.
Product Description
Large-aperture finder scopes let you see fainter objects than smaller finders, and this one will literally show you the light! It has a fully coated, 50mm achromatic objective lens with adjustable focus. It has 9x magnification and a standard (inverted) 5.5-degree field of view with superimposed crosshairs. The aluminum tube is baffled and blackened inside to enhance contrast. This finder comes with a cast-aluminum bracket with a dovetail foot that fits most Orion telescopes. A dovetail mounting base (#7214) is also available for installation of this finder scope on non-Orion telescopes. Alignment of the finder scope is easy and intuitive by virtue of two perpendicular nylon thumbscrews and an opposing spring-loaded pin. Weighs 16 oz. Metallic gray. One-year limited warranty.
Product Description
Large-aperture finder scopes let you see fainter objects, and this one will literally show you the light! It features a fully coated, 50mm achromatic objective lens with helical focus adjustment. It provides 9x magnification and a standard (inverted) 5.5-degree field of view with superimposed crosshairs. The aluminum tube is blackened and baffled inside to enhance contrast.
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