
Review Summary
2011-03-06T19:00:00
Excellent illuminated finder-scope - much better than the standard 6x30 unit supplied with my 120mm refractor. The "straight-through" model makes it easier to star-hop when using a star chart because it just inverts the view upside down rather than inverting and flipping backwards as when using the star-diagonal version.
ROCK T.
Great finderscope!
By ROCK T.
Excellent illuminated finder-scope - much better than the standard 6x30 unit supplied with my 120mm refractor. The "straight-through" model makes it easier to star-hop when using a star chart because it just inverts the view upside down rather than inverting and flipping backwards as when using the star-diagonal version.
The Orion 9x50 Illuminated Finder Scope features 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.