  Finderscopes are secondary scopes,
used to help locate objects in the main telescope. The
larger the finderscope, the more you’ll see, to an
upper limit of 50mm. Units larger than 50mm have too
narrow a field of view to be useful. Finderscopes mount
onto the main telescope tube and are an invaluable tool
in locating objects for viewing
This achromatic
finderscope has an extra wide 7° field of view. Its
aluminum body is painted a glossy black color, and the
mounting bracket is the same as that used on many C8
telescopes.
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This useful accessory speeds
accurate polar alignment by providing a means of visually
aligning your German equatorial mount with Polaris and
true north. As a result, you can spend more time
observing and less time setting up. The finderscope has
an easy to use cross hair reticle. For CG-4 and CG-5
mounts.