This finder scope has a T-mount and is compatible with Bresser Messier model telescopes, older Meade telescopes and Omegon Advanced telescopes up to December, 2015.
Omegon 8x50 finder scope - To help you locate astronomical objects more easily
Finding an object in the night sky is quick and easy with the Skywatcher 8x50 finder scope - this mini-telescope provides you with a wide view of the sky. After first sighting on an object using the thin crosshairs, you will then see your object in the field of view of the main telescope. Without using a finder scope, locating an object would be pure chance. This finder scope lets you consistently locate your objects.
A 50mm aperture lets you see many objects directly
What is a small telescope useful for? Simple - it makes it particularly easy to locate astronomical objects. A 50mm aperture finder scope collects 51 times as much light as your naked eye alone - you will be able to see many objects directly when searching for them and be able to put them in the field of view of your main telescope.
High quality - solid metal bracket
Comfortable viewing is not only important for your telescope, but also for your finder scope. The bracket holds the finder scope about 10cm away from the main telescope and parallel to it, so you don't have to press your face on the freezing metal of the main telescope to use it. Sometimes simple ideas make a big difference!
Simply aligned to start locating objects
Quickly and accurately align the finder scope in its double bracket by means of the adjustment screws provided. 5 adjustment screws and a retaining spring will help you to make the alignment as straightforward and accurate as possible.
The right focus for your eye
Not every eye is the same - set the optimum sharpness for your own eye using the achromatic front lens, for spectacle wearers too.
Doublet objective lens
The achromatic objective lens and the eyepiece of the Omegon advanced finder scope are both multi-coated, meaning reflections are significantly reduced and providing you with a high-contrast image in the finder scope. This is exactly the same way in which large achromatic refractors are built.
The advantages in a nutshell:
- a 50mm aperture lets you directly observe a large number of objects
- easy alignment of the finder via the double bracket
- robust and convenient to use, with its 10cm high metal base
- achromatic objective for a crisp image right out to the edge
- extremely fine crosshairs, so objects are not obscured
