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Illuminated Reticles

Started by Melnmarn, 03/20/2005 09:36PM
Posted 03/20/2005 09:36PM | Edited 03/20/2005 09:39PM Opening Post
Question for everyone. Which, in your opinion and why, is the best illuminated reticle on the market. I have used the Meade 12mm MA and the 9mm Series 4000 and have been dis-satisfied with both. The 12mm for the lousy optics, and the 9mm for the adjustable reticle.(Never could get it to go all the way to center). I use one for drift alignment and would like one with better optics, if they are available for a decent price.

[COLOR="Blue"]Wayne[/COLOR] 8O
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Takahashi TAO-130on a Losmandy G-11 Gemini 4
Williams Optics Zenithstar 105 APO on a G-8 Gemini 4 (Field setup)
ST2000XM with CFW10/L-R-G-B-Ha-SII-OIII filters
Home Built backyard Observatory
Understanding Wife.. 8)
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Posted 03/21/2005 03:44AM #1
Wayne, I used to have the Meade 9mm wireless one, but sold it a while ago.
I saw something special, about a month ago or so, that a friend of mine has. It is the Vixen GA-4, which projects the reticle image onto the eyepiece of your choice, which is a NICE feature.
It is pricey though, but after looking at that, I doubt I'll see something else even close to it...

Here's a link to it, and some info about it.


http://www.buytelescopes.com/product.asp?t=&pid=5451&m=


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Posted 03/25/2005 12:28AM #2
Thanks for the replies, Ivan and Jay. That does look nice and spendy. 8O I was hoping I would get some more responses about some other reticles as well....
Makes me wonder if I am the only person that drift aligns my telescope..
Thanks again guys..

Wayne

[COLOR="Blue"]Wayne[/COLOR] 8O
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Never stop looking up!!

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Takahashi TAO-130on a Losmandy G-11 Gemini 4
Williams Optics Zenithstar 105 APO on a G-8 Gemini 4 (Field setup)
ST2000XM with CFW10/L-R-G-B-Ha-SII-OIII filters
Home Built backyard Observatory
Understanding Wife.. 8)
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