CelestronStarPointer Finderscope

This is a great product to install on a celestial telescope. I never have figured out why most telescopes come with a view finder that shows the target image upside down compared to the right side up image projected on the viewing eyepiece! This little view finder comes with several different mounting attachments which should fit the majority of telescopes available. The view finder was easy to mount on my telescope and set up was quick and easy. The view finder now shows the targeted object right side up and the red dot when matched with the image viewer is spot on for accurately viewing the sky image that is targeted.A great product to enhance the astronomy experience! It is well made and is offered at a reasonable price.I would highly recommend this view finder.

Well packed in bubble wrap, came with battery installed, and several brackets for fitting onto a range of ota fittings. My off brand ota required two new holes drilled and I had to find two bolts/nuts/washers but still used one of the mounts provided.Worked very well otherwise right out of the box, was easily adjusted during the day on a landscape target and maintained adjustment for use during the next viewing session.After a short practice session to get used to judging the center point etc., a viewing target is extremely simple to acquire in the sight. It is much easier to use as the eye relief is so great, makes moving the ota into position initially extremely comfortable over peeping into a small finderscope and fiddling with controls blindly.The brightness adjustment is useful for the more dim targets you're after and in poor viewing conditions, much nicer than losing a dim target under the crosshairs.It is made entirely from plastic, but seems more than rugged enough to be mounted on a precision instrument such as a telescope and handled with appropriate care.I will more than likely purchase another for my next instrument.

This is probably the cheapest pice of plastic I have ever seen ( it's priced accordingly )I purchased this for my celestron astromaster 114, the finderscope that comes with this telescope is better quality but in functionality it's pure junk. Now with this new plastic toy all I can say is WOW it works perfectly no matter what angle you look the point stays centered what took me 15 to 20 minutes to find now it's less then a minute. Fyi I did have to drill into the scope as the adapters don't work with this model. Only time will tell how long it will last but I give it 5 stars because it just makes it so easy to find stars and even if it's cheap plastic the price is right. This with the Skyguid App makes the hobby so much fun.Note when I received the finderscope I thought it was a knock off as it dose not look like the picture, but I verified this on the celestron site and it's legit.

I purchased this to replace a heavier optical finder since my C11 SCT was already near the weight limit of my mount. I was pleased to see that it came with a number of different mounting brackets and was able to find one compatable with my scope so I didn't have to drill any additional holes. It operates like most of these red dot reflex sights and is very easy to use and allign. The only thing I didn't like was that it doesn't come with mounting thumbscrews and you need to use a screwdriver whenever you take it on or off the telescope. I was able to correct this by ordering compatable thumbscrews from Scopestuff. Works great and saved me a lot of weight on my scope.

This is a great little star finder. Easy to set up, and once aligned it will make finding a specific target 10x easier allowing more time to actually use your telescope instead of spending all your time hunting for your target. I am new to astronomy and quickly finding out that everything is expensive, there's always something else you will want to purchase. You could easily sink 10k in equipment and still have plenty of other items on your wish list. This starpointer was a pleasant surprise, it's affordable and well made for what it is. I recently purchased a used Celestron 114 lcm it was missing the finderscope, this one fit on with only a small philips head screwdriver and took me about 10 to 15 minutes to align by following the instructions included. That night I was able to bring my telescope to bear quickly on whatever object I wanted to look at. If you don't have a finderscope, or aren't happy with the one you have give this one a try. At this price, it's worth the investment. If it works for you it will make up for its price on the first night, if it doesn't you can send it back or keep it as a backup for future use. It comes with 2 or 3 different mounts to allow you to mount it directly onto your telescope. If you don't have a mount or your mount is occupied you can install it anywhere on the telescope and mount it with bolts. I would suggest you try to find a spot that works best for you and temporarily mount it with double sided tape before you commit to drilling holes. There are definitely better, fancier finderscopes but this one will get the job done at an affordable price point.

I bought this back in October 2024. I used it for a couple of nights. I put my telescope away for a couple months. I just recently last week January 2025 and now it doesn't work. I thought at first that maybe it got left on and the battery needed replaced. However, I changed out the batteries twice and it just won't turn on. I tried everything. Nothing. I am disappointed because this received such highly rated positive reviews. I am bummed because I only got to use it once. It is passed the return window too.

Great addition to Turkey gun.