[Astronomy] red dot sight

[CheekyGeek]

Interesting!
If you'd like a cheap and easy way to get some separation between your scope
tube and the finder, you may like this, as well:
http://www.homebuiltastronomy.com/stool/CheapandSimpleRedDotFinderMount.htm

On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Jack Cudaback <jlrc at charter.net> wrote:

>  You may have noticed the two articles by Glenn Chaple in Astronomy, one
> in the May issue and the other in this month's, June.  He discusses
> upgrading the small, cheap Wal-Mart type scopes.  One suggestion was a red
> dot sight sold for BB (pellet) guns.  I was in Wal-Mart this morning and
> bought one.  It is really very good and only $8:00.  There is no reticule so
> no good for star hoping, but otherwise as good as, or slightly better in
> sharpness, as the Orion $35 one.  It does not have dimming and judging from
> its daylight performance, it may be too bright.  We'll see.
>     As I reported earlier, I fixed up the 60mm of my father's by putting
> on a .9 to 1.25 right angle and tightened the tripod.  With a 10 mm and a 25
> mm it is a reasonable scope.  I mounted the Orion red dot I had on it, but
> will now replace it with this Daisy.
>     Richard, this may be the answer to helping people who have purchased
> those types of scopes and could never use them because of the tiny finder
> scopes.  It requires a 3/8 in dovetail mount, but a little carved piece of
> clothes pin and a couple small metal screws should solve that problem.  Air
> rifle sight mounts are probably readily available, also.
>     Jack Cudaback
>
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