TS-Optics 8x50 Finder - straight view, white colour and with adjustable bracket

Find celestial objects easily with a bright image. The straight view allows coarse aiming along the tube.

♦ Aperture 50 mm - multi-coated 2-element achromat lens

♦ 8x magnification for perfect overview

♦ Reticle eyepiece for exact centering of the objects

♦ Straight view - coarse locating by aiming along the tube

♦ Stable metal bracket - can be perfectly aligned to the telescope with 2 screws

♦ Bracket fits to all common finder shoes, you can use the finder immediately with your telescope

♦ With 50 mm aperture, many objects can be seen directly


 

TS-Optics Straight View Finderscope 8x50 - quick aiming

With this finder, particularly astronomical objects can be found fast and easily, as it is possible to aim along the finder tube for coarse targeting.

The image is mirrored and upside down, so star charts can be adapted by a simple 180° rotation.

This finder is like a small telescope with 50 mm aperture
The finder already gathers more than 50x as much light as your eye. You can see many objects in the sky directly through the finder. The well-manufactured achromatic object lens offers the right sharpness. The stars are point-shaped.

Centering objects perfectly with the reticle
Th efinder has a fine reticle which does not hide the (often) relatively small objects. You can move the object into the middle will surely find it in the telescope.

Individual focusing
For achieving best possible optical performance, the finder can be focused for your eyes by turning the objective cell. Once you have attained a properly sharp image you can lock the focus with a knurled locking ring behinf the objective cell.

Solid adjustable bracket for stability
A stable metal bracket keeps the finder exactly in the right position. This can eaily be adjusted with only two screws. Thus the finder is always parallel to the main telescope. The bracket will fit into standard finder bases from Vixen, Skywatcher, Celestron, GSO, and similar. For self-adaption, we offer suitable finder bases in the accessories section.

Optics with two-element lens
Simple finder scopes often use a stop behind the lens for reducing the aperture in order to avoid optical aberrations. This high-quality object lens has no need for this. The lens consists of two elements, like an achromatic refractor, and offers a clear image full of contrast. The eyepiece provides good sharpness, too. Additionally, reflexes are avoided by multi-coating and a neat internal blackening.

Practical tip from Teleskop-Service
If you use the finder under very dark skies you might actually see so many stars that orientation gets difficult. In such cases we recommend to stop down the finder. You can use the full aperture again when trying to see a deep sky object in direct vision.

 

Aperture:	50 mm
Lens:	2-element, achromatic
Focal length of the objective:	180 mm
Magnification:	8x
Apparent field of view:	45°
True field of view:	5.6°
View:	Straight
Backfocus:	Focus 18 mm behind the metal tube
Bracket:	Metal
Colour of the finder scope tube:	White

In the box:
♦ 8x50 straight view finder scope - white tube
♦ Metal bracket with 2 adjustment screws and thrust spring
♦ Rubber O-ring for centering the finder in the bracket