Re: Looking for advice on finderscopes.


"Bill Cotten" <bill_cottenREMOVETHIS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Who makes the best quality finderscopes? I'm looking for atleast an 8x50,
> right angle model with a correctly oriented image. I want the image to be
> sharp right to the edge of the field and bright. Thanks.

Re hi all,
Thanks for all the responses. I've decided to go with a University Optics
8x50 Amici finder. It's not illuminated but I have several illuminators
laying around and I can easily drill and tap a hole in a suitable location
to remedy that. I have an old beat up UO finder that is very sharp to the
edge and seems to have a bright image. For this new project I' looking for
something that looks nicer.

I'll be using the finder in conjunction with a Telrad. I've never had a need
to use a finderscope in the past but this new scope will probably be used to
observe the Herschel 400 and I want something that will provide a correctly
oriented image to match Uranometria.

I do have one more question about these correct image finders.......are all
amici prisms created equal? What kind of light loss can I expect compared to
a high quality mirror diagonal? Who makes the best amici prisms? That's
three questions! ;-)

Thanks again,
Bill


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