How to Align a Finderscope for New Astronomers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ค. 2015
- Aligning your finderscope is pretty easy and you can do this in under 5 minutes depending on how accurate you want it. Before you can align it, you have to make sure that you meet the following conditions:
1. Your finderscope has adjustable knobs. Some telescopes are fixed and therefore do not need to be adjusted.
2. If your finderscope is removable, tighten down the mounting screws to ensure it is solidly in place.
3. You are in clear sight of an object that is at least half a mile away, or about 800 meters.
4. You have eyepieces for your telescope handy.
Watch it now and let me know if you have any other advice to improve this process.
Clear skies and thanks for watching. - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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I like this guy, He talks to you and not at you like were all dummy's. I'm brand new to this world I'm sure it will be very fun and learning new tricks all is good. Thank you for you time to make this video.
*"I'm brand new to this world"*
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AxA12 ...I didn’t want to be rude but I had to read it a second time double checking to see if that’s really what I read lol
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five years ago and still helping people like me. Thanks man
2:14 :' if it has a cover, I know it's obvious...' ( for me it wasn't obvious) so that information really helped me😂
You explain things extremely well, and with a clear voice and not rushed. Excellent add-ons showing how it looks in the scope as well. Keep up the good work! Subscribed.
I appreciate your comments, Jimmy. Clear skies!
ditto
Several years later still helpful, thanks!
HE IS VERY DETAILED AND EXPLAINS THINGS CLEARLY THAT OTHERS MAY MISS
Excellent video. Very well made and you explained everything very clearly. Well done and clear skies
This is the first video I've watched concerning telescopes.
Thank you for posting this - thumbs up and I've 'subbed'
Thank You for this video. I have just got back into astronomy recently and decided to try a completely different scope than I'm used to and am having an adjustment period. Your videos are very instructional and are making my adjustment smoother.
We need more people like you, thank you for teaching us all about this wonderful world of Astronomy
Thank you for taking the time to educate new astronomers like me!
Very nice to see your videos Michael and thanks a lot!
I LOVE YOU- OMG you effortlessly explain it with 100% clarity and the way you elaborate on it is both charismatic and eloquent.
Daaaaamn Bro..LOL. I thought my 50 dollar telescope was badass...Maaan you got a space center in your back yard! I wish you were my neighbor!
Thank you just what I needed with my new first telescope. Gosh thats a big scope you have there! Goto have its own zipcode :)
This must be one of the best tutorials on TH-cam. It might be a simple process but you explained it with such sincerity and detail.
Good stuff, and thank you. I just unboxed my first telescope a few minutes ago, and as rookie astronomer these tips were helpful.
Michael, for a guy looking out at the cosmos, you're really down-to-earth! Thanks for your careful, complete, and thoughtful video.
Hey thanks so much for these tips! I borrowed a telescope a few years ago, but couldn’t for the life of me set it up correctly! Since seeing you video, its given me the confidence to try again, and ive just received a telescope for Fathers Day, and ive used your tips exactly during the day, and i feel quite confident using it, focusing on several objects with the finder scope, and they appear in the telescope perfectly!
This video was so useful. Straight forward and had me aligned in minutes. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you very much for this explanation for newbies to astronomy! This has been a huge help!
Thanks a lot! You made me see my first tree trough my new telescope!
I didn't even knew i had to adjust the red dot first.
Can't wait to see the moon tonight!
I use a Sky-Watcher telescope and this tutorial was really helpful! When I first got it, I couldn’t find Venus through my main eyepiece. I looked for days, trying to find a video explaining how this works. You’re really simple and to the point. Thank you!
Thanks for the easy to understand video! My wife bought me a dobsonian telescope for Christmas, and after assembling it I am just now getting around to adjusting it for use. Your video is a great help!
Thankyou so much ! I bought a 10" Dobsonian yesterday and your advice about loosening the screws on the Finder telescope was a godsend
Thanks New Astronomer! Just got a new refractor and was having a hell of a time sighting things. Worked great!
Thank you. Your tutorial was very well timed and you kept it simple which makes it much easier for novices like myself to follow.
Of all the videos this is the only one were the guy doesn't try to show us how much he knows. he is showing exactly what you need to know as a beginner, thank you very much,
I don't know why but this guy has such a soothing voice, it's nice for a change and makes everything a lot easier to process. It feels patient so it helps so much! Congrats you earned yourself a new subscriber :)
Dude your narrations are really easy to follow and I greatly appreciate all the information that you provide simplistic and not a whole lot of BS keep up the good work
I know I just commented a few days ago but, using your guidance, I was able to get the telescope set up for all the grandchildren and a bunch of neighbor kids to see Jupiter and Saturn tonight. They ranged in age between six and fifteen and really got into it. Thanks for what you do.
I inherited a 4.5 inch Celestron with an equatorial mount. Guess what, no manual or instructions of any kind.
I watched your set up for the mount and now this, aligning the eyepiece. Excellent videos. Thank you.
Saw the moon last night with my 20mm eyepiece. Magnificent!
I really appreciate that you took the time to make these helpful videos.
Well done! I wish you clear skies :)
Thanks so much for this instructional video. Very useful. I actually followed your advice and paused the video and at the end solved my problem even without finishing it. So now, I will watch the rest. Great job. Wonderful pace. Very instructive.
Just got our Dobsonian 8” and this video is a life saver . This is our first telescope . Ty !
“Brilliant” video! Very informative and well presented. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for explaining this process in a clear, step-by-step fashion. Subscribed.
Thank you for taking the time to record and share this video. It helped alot!
Really like this - clear delivery, informative and engaging manner..thanks!
Excellent video. Very clear and concise Perfect for us beginners. Thank you very much!
What a superlative teacher!
Thank you for explaining things in the simple manner that you did. Aloha. Dave
Very helpful; thanks. I like that the fact that I can use this method during the day. It makes things much easier.
I loved this video thank you! I low key thought my sims starting playing in the background by itself when the music started playing toward the end!! LOL , then I paused the video and was like, oh....it's the video...haha, quick laugh! thanks again
Good, clear explanation. As I go through this centering process I found that it was the view through my viewfinder that was upside-down and the view through the telescope was right side-up.
A very clear and well explained tutorial.
Many thanks from England. 👍
Best description yet. Thank you so much. I finally figured it out.
Your telescope looks awesome, yo. Thanks for the video
I watched five other videos, but I couldn't figure it out. You explained it very well and I was able to fix it! Thanks from all of us
Thanks for instructions in alignment I’ve been fumbling around trying to align and you solved several problems in my alignment.
Yay! I thought my finder scope was broken until you mentioned there were knobs.... This really helped! thank you very much! Followed your instructions and was able to align my finder scope!
subscribed! jus ordered my first telescope. i feel like u r gonna be a great asset. thanks for your efforts!
Thanks shared to an astronomy group on FB and my FB pages. Clear Skies!
Thank you for such a clear explanation. Super easy to follow. I just bought my first telescope, and this helped a lot!!!
Great to hear!
As a beginner, this is the best finder scope video I have seen, wish I would have saw it two weeks ago:-)
I'm brand new to astronomy, this video was great and so helpful, thank you!
Thank you for this video. Some really helpful tips that will help me perfect my alignment process.
Thanks for your video bro. I am a newbie and every tip helps. I was able to align mine pretty good and its making a huge difference while telescoping. Cheers!
best tutorial video. no one taught how to use telescope. thank u. i was returning my telescope but after this video i easily know to use.
Thank you! Great job teaching this skill, you were very organized and clear. I have been an educator for 40 years and appreciate that very much.
Thanks NA for taking the time to help new astronomers get started with their scopes !
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Thank you for the suggestions .
It helped to adjust the funderscope and eyepiece
Glad it helped!
i like how you went into a but more detail than other videos i have watched really enjoyed it. ill be sure to rcomend this video to anyone who ask me how to allign a finderscope
Great video! Very helpful. I don't understand why they don't have more right-angle view finder scopes. Your setup is awesome. You just have to move a few inches between the finder scope and the telescope eyepiece. What a great setup.
Just unpacked my Celestron AVX 8” Newtonian telescope and was wondering were to start! Your video was instrumental in getting started down the right path!! Thanks!!
Your videos are so well done and easy to watch and listen to. You have yourself another subscriber. I can't wait for you to upload astrophotography for beginners.
Fantastic video and great delivery!
Thanks for helping me about aligning my finderscope
perfectly explained ! Many Thanks! Will watch with your help tonite!
This was a great video! I love the non technical wording! Thanks! I hope to see more!
Very clear. Well done.
Good information with great detail, thanks!
Yes your video helped greatly, it is simple, loud and clear. Thank you very much sir.
Thank you. This was the next step up I was looking for! Soon I'll go outside and put this video to work.
I'd like to know a few more terms like aperture and what's next to know!
Thank you!!!!! No wonder I couldn't find Jupiter and Saturn last night! I aligned the finderscope and ready for the conjunction tonight!!!
Thank you sir so much for your time breaking it down step-by-step thank you So far the gosh darn best video on how to set up that I have seen I think you’re in the top 10 but again thanks 🇺🇸
I just bought a CF600 from National Geographic’s and I learned so much how to use it now!!!
Thanks for this info. I just got a Vivitar VIV TEL 76700 and there really were no instructions on how to use it. Your info provided helped me align my top scope (adjustable) and my main scope. I was using the extenders and zoom lens and couldn't see anything at all. With your info, I just used the lens provided (4mm and 8mm lenses) and they worked! Thanks again!
Excellent. I'm glad it helped.
Thank you, will try and set up my telescope tomorrow.
I spent half my evening using it with the. Over on. I'm a fool, thanks for mentioning it at 2:20
Thank you so much. I had no problems following your instructions. You are good👌👌
Great video sir. Keep them comming. Clear Skies
This video is really helpful. You explained very clearly and easy to me to understand. Thank you !
Thank you! That's wonderful information to find for a first time owner.👍👍
simple, clear, easy to understand.
Thanks dude!!! Going out for the first time tomorrow!!!
Thanks Michael, great video!
Thank you for the video. It was a great help. Clear Skies!
Dude you're the man!!! Everytime I used my telescope it was pitch black and I couldn't see, I thought It was broken. I released I left my cap on the lense.
Sweet, thanks. About how I thought it would be. Our telescopes are similar so hopefully the setup pretty much the same. It's arriving in two days!!
That's a very clear and helpful video. Many thanks
Great video man, very clear information, thanks for the content!
Thank-you! I appreciate the easy learning!
Thank you, Michael. Your video was very helpful!
Thank you! This video was so helpful to me. Can't wait to properly use my first telescope :)
I don’t even have the same telescope but he explained it in a way that even an amateur like me understands. Thumbs up
Great video with great explanation. Subscribed!
Aaron Collins Thanks, Aaron.
I'm Happy I found you. New to astronomy.
This was great! My telescope came with the worst instructions ever and I had NO clue why the red dot and what I saw in the eyepiece never matched up. Your video solved the problem I have been trying to figure out! I was ready to hurl the telescope over my fence in frustration, now I can't wait for tonight!
Thank you! I'm a newbie, and I just got my finder scope aligned with my telescope (Orion XT8i). Yay! Now, I just need to do it for my Telrad, also mounted to the XT8i, once it is dark enough to see the red display.