Comments on: Dovetail mount added for multi-reticule Red Dot Finder http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/dovetail-mount-added-for-multi-reticule-red-dot-finder/ Jim Priors Astronomy blog about the Orion Skyquest XT10 Intelliscope Newtonian Reflector telescope Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:14:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: XTSee http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/dovetail-mount-added-for-multi-reticule-red-dot-finder/#comment-440 XTSee Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:39:06 +0000 http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/?p=20#comment-440 Hi Brandon, Thanks very much for your kind comments. It's nice of you to take the time to write, and its much appreciated. I'm pleased you found my article useful, and I'm sure you'll find having both finders available wil greatly ease finding things. Generally I do the quick location using the red-dot finder, and often surprise myself at how close I am to whatever I'm trying to find, confirmed by the view through the 9x50. A bit of fine tuning the location in the 9x50 puts me pretty much spot on then for observing through the eyepiece. Clear skies. Jim Hi Brandon,

Thanks very much for your kind comments.
It’s nice of you to take the time to write, and its much appreciated.

I’m pleased you found my article useful, and I’m sure you’ll find having
both finders available wil greatly ease finding things. Generally I do the
quick location using the red-dot finder, and often surprise myself at how
close I am to whatever I’m trying to find, confirmed by the view through
the 9×50.

A bit of fine tuning the location in the 9×50 puts me pretty much spot on
then for observing through the eyepiece.

Clear skies.
Jim

]]> By: Brandon http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/dovetail-mount-added-for-multi-reticule-red-dot-finder/#comment-439 Brandon Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:35:26 +0000 http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/?p=20#comment-439 Hello! I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the wealth of information on your website. I wanted to use my 9x50 and Orion EZ Finder at the same time and wasn't thrilled with the idea of using sticky tape. Using your description as a guide, I drilled two holes in my tube (my heart was in my throat and I think I held my breath for about 2 minutes!) and successfully mounted a second dovetail. It works like a charm! Thanks for having such a great site for XT10i owners! Brandon Neff South Jordan, UT USA Hello! I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for the wealth of
information on your website. I wanted to use my 9×50 and Orion EZ Finder
at the same time and wasn’t thrilled with the idea of using sticky tape.
Using your description as a guide, I drilled two holes in my tube (my
heart was in my throat and I think I held my breath for about 2 minutes!)
and successfully mounted a second dovetail. It works like a charm! Thanks
for having such a great site for XT10i owners!

Brandon Neff
South Jordan, UT
USA

]]> By: XTSee http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/dovetail-mount-added-for-multi-reticule-red-dot-finder/#comment-438 XTSee Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:33:46 +0000 http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/?p=20#comment-438 Richard, the dovetail was purchased from Scopes-n-Skies, a UK supplier that I regularly use and who I bought the red dot finder from as well. Here's the link.... http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/finder/universal-finder-mounting-shoe/quickrelease.html Richard, the dovetail was purchased from Scopes-n-Skies, a UK supplier that I regularly use and who I bought the red dot finder from as well.

Here’s the link….
http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/finder/universal-finder-mounting-shoe/quickrelease.html

]]> By: Richard http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/dovetail-mount-added-for-multi-reticule-red-dot-finder/#comment-437 Richard Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:24:30 +0000 http://www.orion-xt10.com/blog/?p=20#comment-437 Hi Jim, Where did you purchase the dovetail mount? I want to do something similar. Hi Jim,
Where did you purchase the dovetail mount? I want to do something similar.

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