From: "Russell Jocoy" 
To: rhill{at}lpl.arizona.edu, atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Russell Jocoy" 


>From: Rik Hill 
>Reply-To: Rik Hill 
>To: 
>Subject: ATM inexpensive finderscopes
>Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 15:40:19 -0700
>
>
>
>Recently I had to get a finder for a telescope I was building. Astounded
>by some of the prices for simple 50-80mm finders  I found
>several sources of adequate optics for the job. I thought these might
>be of interest to anyone else faced with the same problem. This is
>all new stuff, not used.
>
>a Celestron 60mm refractor for $40:
>http://www.heartlandamerica.com/cgi-bin/MsmGo.exe?grab_id=64550200&EXTRA_ARG=S
C%3D&CFGNAME=MssFind%2Ecfg&host_id=1&page_id=168&query=telescope&hiword=TELESCO
PE+TELESCOPING+TELESCOPES+TELESCOPIC+
>This company, Heartland America, was selling an alt-az 4.25" reflector for
>$50
>a week ago. Their sales come and go and bear watching.
>
>10x50 binoculars for $20. While not great binoculars, they will give you 2
>finders for less than one would cost from the telescope companies.
>http://www.kmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1327440&cp=945368.702345&pare
ntPage=family
>
>-Rik
>
>



("atm{at}shore.net")


Rik,

        I agree,, I made a viewfinder out of a projector lens with a $4.00
diagonal from Surplus shed and
a .096 20mm eyepiece that cost me another$4.00. Total cost was about $15.00
plus labor and my
Meade 9x50 does not look any better..   Russ J.
("atm{at}shore.net")

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