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Non-magnifying finders
Non-magnifying finders are small, lightweight telescope aiming devices that mount on the top of telescope tubes to help you find your way around the skies at night. They are descendents of the heads-up gun sight display in a military aircraft cockpit. They consist of a battery-operated red LED (light emitting diode) that projects a small dot of red light or a reticle pattern onto a clear plate of glass or plastic inside the finder housing. When you look through the finder, the red dot or reticle pattern appears to float in space wherever your telescope is pointing, day or night, making it easy to quickly and intuitively center the scope on distant objects by moving your scope until the red dot seems to rest on top of your target. The red aiming dots or reticles can be seen from virtually any distance behind the finder, from two inches to two feet, so eyeglass-wearers can easily use them. Finders with reticle patterns are very popular with Dobsonian owners, as the circular patterns have known diameters (2°, 4°, etc.) that make it easy to starhop from object to object in known and repeastable increments.
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laser pointer with telescope bracket
 
Celestron - laser pointer with telescope bracket 
Our Product #:  3930
Celestron #: 93774

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This Celestron laser pointer can be mounted on your scope as an aiming aid or used as a hand-held star pointer at star parties and family gatherings . . .

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Star Pointer illuminated red dot finder
 
Celestron - Star Pointer illuminated red dot finder 
Our Product #:  3950
Celestron #: 51630

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This straight-through red dot-type finder has two bases – one to fit telescopes 5” and under in diameter, and another to fit 8” and larger scopes . . .

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QuikFinder illuminated red bullseye finder (with battery and base)
 
Rigel Systems - QuikFinder illuminated red bullseye finder (with battery and base) 
Our Product #:  3960

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This straight-through viewing non-magnifying finder has a bull's-eye reticle, rather than a red dot, with two concentric circles of red light seemingly projected on the sky to help you aim your scope . . .

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$39.95
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Starbeam with flip mirror for TeleVue scopes
 
TeleVue - Starbeam with flip mirror for TeleVue scopes 
Our Product #:  3971F
TeleVue #: SFT-1001

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The Starbeam non-magnifying red dot finder for TeleVue scopes seems to project a 10 arc minute diameter ball of red light wherever your telescope is pointing at night, making it easy to quickly center the scope on planets and deep space objects . . .

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$215.00
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Starbeam with flip mirror for reflector telescopes
 
TeleVue - Starbeam with flip mirror for reflector telescopes 
Our Product #:  3972F

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This Starbeam non-magnifying red dot finder fits equatorial mount reflectors and Dobsonians . . .

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$215.00
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flip mirror for older Starbeam finders
 
TeleVue - flip mirror for older Starbeam finders 
Our Product #:  3973F
TeleVue #: SFM-1005

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This pivoting first surface mirror allows an older TeleVue Starbeam finder to be used as a straight-through finder, a right angle finder for observing at the zenith, or at any angle in between . . .

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$25.00
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Starbeam finder for Schmidt-Cassegrain scopes
 
TeleVue - Starbeam finder for Schmidt-Cassegrain scopes 
Our Product #:  3974F
TeleVue #: SFC-1009

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This Starbeam model has a dovetail bar and mounting bracket that fits the rear cell of any 8” or larger SCT . . .

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$250.00
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Illuminated non-magnifying Telrad finder (includes batteries and base)
 
Telrad - Illuminated non-magnifying Telrad finder (includes batteries and base) 
Our Product #:  3990

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The Telrad is the best-selling non-magnifying finder for Dobsonians, equatorial reflectors, refractors, and Schmidt-Cassegrains alike.

The Telrad projects a series of concentric red rings (4 degrees, 2 degrees, and one-half degree in diameter) on a tilted clear viewing plate at the top of the finder. These circles make it easy to starhop from object to object. If a galaxy is 10 degrees north of . . .

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extra Telrad mounting base
 
Telrad - extra Telrad mounting base 
Our Product #:  3991

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This extra Telrad base is for those who have more than one telescope, and who want to transfer their Telrad finder from scope to scope to save the expense of buying a second Telrad. It comes with double-faced tape for mounting to metal tubes, plus screw holes should you want to attach it to a Sonotube Dobsonian or equatorial mount optical tube. The two plastic locking thumbscrews make removing and . . .

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Pulsar pulsing reticle module for Telrad
 
Telrad - Pulsar pulsing reticle module for Telrad 
Our Product #:  3992

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This electronic module installs in an existing Telrad finder. It converts the variable brightness (but either constantly on or turned completely off) red reticle to a variable brightness/variable pulse rate pulsing reticle.

Many observers feel that a constantly glowing reticle tires the eye and makes it more difficult to locate faint objects. They feel that pulsing the reticle on and off lets y . . .

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