Rigel Quikfinder

[F1Bird]

Just wanted to say a big thank you to all who recommended that I get myself a Rigel quikfinder (or Telrad) to replace the comedy red dot finder on my Celestron 114EQ. I got the Rigel as the Telrad is too big for my scope and I have finally been able to get a few nights under relatively clear skies to have a play. It is awesome! After months of messing about waving the OTA in the air trying (and failing) to find the moon I have been able to pick out targets straight away and on purpose!! Over 90 minutes last night I had visited the moon, the Pleiades, Betelgeuse, Jupiter and (my most impressive achievement) the Orion nebula! No wonder I was knackered this morning.

[Luke]

It's a bit of kit I would not want to be without I've used it on scopes from 66mm to 16 inches. Simple but very effective and the battery lasts for ages, over a year for me (so long as you remember to switch it off ).

[Astro Imp]

Good to hear you're now up and running.

As I said in previous post if you can't aim your scope where you want it's pretty pointless.