Telescope Finder Scopes, Mounting Hardware and Accessories

Finders or finder scopes offer a much wider field of view than a telescope, which aids in either object location or the alignment of a go to telescope. There are two types of finders: optical or reflex. An optical finder is a small refractor typically supplying 7-9X magnification. with a five degree field of view. Optical finders with 50mm aperture are the most common, but the larger 60mm and 80mm variants are becoming popular with owners of big Dobsonian telescopes for hunting faint deep space objects. Optical finders with 50mm aperture are generally adequate for locating Messier objects under suburban skies.

Reflex finders are also know as zero magnification finders. They provide either a red dot or a series of concentric red circles that appear to be off in space. The concentric circles provided by the Telrad or Rigel finders are spaced at one-half, two, and four degrees to aid with star hopping. It is not at all uncommon to see both a reflex finder and an optical finder scope mounted on one telescope.

Celestron Laser Finderscope Kit

Celestron, 93774, Laser, Finderscope. The Celestron Laser Finder will project a beam of green laser light into the sky showing you precisely where your telescope is pointed.

$89.95

Celestron Polar Axis Scope

Celestron Polar Axis Scope - for CG-4 and CG-5 and Advanced Series mounts. This useful accessory speeds accurate polar alignment by providing a means of visually aligning your German equatorial mount with Polaris and true North.

$49.95

Losmandy PS Polar Scope for GM-8 and G11 Mounts

Losmandy PS Polar Scope for GM-8 and G11 Mounts. Works in Northern or Southern Hemispheres. Direct reading. No calculations needed.

$189.00

Orion 6x30 Right Angle Finderscope

Straight Finder Giving You Neck-Strain? Sometimes looking through a straight finder scope can be a strain, making you crouch down and crane your neck.

$59.95

Orion 9x50 Right Angle Finderscope

Is your straight finder giving you neck-strain? Not only will this 9x50 right-angle correct image finder will solve that in a hurry, but its 50mm of aperture will often reveal the brighter deep space objects you may be hunting.

$89.95

Orion Dovetail Mounting Bases

Orion Dovetail Mounting Bases allow attachment of Finder Scopes to your telescope These aluminum dovetail bases are designed to accept any Orion finder scope (with bracket) or EZ Finder II.

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Orion EZ Finder II Reflex Sight

The EZ Finder is a simple, but efficient point-where-you-want-to-go device for finding celestial objects. It superimposes a tiny, LED-powered red dot at infinity on the sky.

$39.95

Rigel Quik Finder

Rigel Quik Finders are perfect for both telescopes and large binoculars. They make starhopping easy, projecting 1/2 and 2 Degree Red circles onto the Night Sky in focus with the stars. What you see in the red circles is what you get in your telescope.

$39.95

Stellarvue 50-60mm Finder Mounts

Stellarvue offers quality finderscope mounting rings at an attractive price. Use the rings with Stellarvue telescopes, or for a number of other popular applications including Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes and competing refractors.

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Stellarvue 50-60mm Finder Scopes

Stellarvue offers a series of right-angle, correct image finderscopes featuring helical focusers that accept any standard 1-1/4" eyepiece. The supplied 23mm reticle eyepieces have a threaded port to receive an optional illuminator for the crosshairs.

From: $159.00

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TeleVue Starbeam Reflex Sight

Starbeam's unique flip mirror feature provides comfort and flexibility for viewing at any angle from straight through to 90°. Viewed straight through, you see the natural sky with a 10 arc-minute (1/3 Moon diameter)"red-star" showing your scope's position

From: $219.00

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TeleVue Sol-Searcher

TeleVue Sol-Searcher is the safe and easy way to find the Sun. It is absolutely safe since you don't look through Sol-Searcher, you look at it.

$25.00

Telrad Finder

Telrad Reflex Sight - the standard in unit power finders for all telescope types. Concentric rings of 1/2, 2, and 4 degrees make star hopping easy.

$39.95

Telrad Mounting Base

More than one telescope? Use your Telrad on all your telescopes with an extra Base.

$8.95

Telrad Pulser Kit

The Telrad Pulser will greatly increase the battery life for your Telrad. The original control knob still controls the power and brightness, and the new control knob will control the pulse speed of the reticle.

$19.95

Telrad Riser Bases

Does your Telrad need a little lift. Here is the solution. The Telrad 2" and 4" Riser Bases make viewing through the Telrad more comfortable on some scopes.

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