TELRAD PLACING...PRO'S & CON'S PLEASE

[johnny diamond]

i have the telrad in my hand and a bunch of tye wrap''s,but what have you guy's spotted in regard to none obvious pitfall's of it's placement on the tube, is there such a thing as a sweet spot to place it?? what was your expeience please??

[Catweazel]

On the 200P, I would suggest putting it at the top of the tube, near the finderscope!

[johnny diamond]

cheer's catweazel,

i had been thinking of siting it to look thru the gap beetween finder and focuser,trying to keep thing's simple for wife to use,

and had thought about placing it dead opposite focuser on othier side also!!

[jfox61]

As Catweazel says, best place really, is by the finderscope, either side would be fine but make sure the focuser isn't blocking any view if you place it between the finderscope and focuser.

[Tinker1947]

I purchased a extra base and placed one base either side of the focusor, with a lot of luck and tiny bit of skill both bases when the Telrad is in place point at the same Star, spot on..)

[SteveA]

I mounted mine on the opposite side to the finder....just easier there really.

Tie the thing on with the tie wraps and move the scope into various positions and get a feel for how its placed...

Once you have what YOU consider a workable position, fix the base in position. I guess if you can't decide, then a 2nd base allows you two different positions, but you may need to check the calibration is the same from both sides of the tube.

[johnny diamond]

ok! folk's iv'e fitted it alongside the finder scope,thank's for your suggestion's,