6SE or 8SE (that is the question!)

[GordonCopestake]

While you're there Deano, checkout the right angle finders, the red dot finders supplied are great but at or near the zenith I find contorting in to an S shape to get the alignment star in view uncomfortable to say the least.

I have yet to get one but it's on my list (ever growing...)

Cheers

Hugh

This is my 6SE with right angle finder

[Hugh]

Yup, that's the sort of thing Gordon (I thought you had one). Like the bino-viewers too.

What mag is the finder?

Cheers

Hugh

[GordonCopestake]

It's the antres one with swapable eyepieces (it has a standard 1.25" diagonal) I use a 27mm Eyepiece that came with it, about 7x. The weight puts it close to the C8 with the 2" diagonal, binoviewers, tube rings and dovetails etc, which is why I know the 8SE isn't so bad for stability

http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/antares/50mm/right-angle/finder.html

[The Warthog]

While you're there Deano, checkout the right angle finders, the red dot finders supplied are great but at or near the zenith I find contorting in to an S shape to get the alignment star in view uncomfortable to say the least.

I have yet to get one but it's on my list (ever growing...)

Cheers

Hugh

I have a nice, bright little mirror that I use to see through the red dot finder when it's too difficult to get my head under it.