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- noun astronomy A small
telescope , or other sighting device, mounted on top of a main telescope to enable approximate directional positioning.
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Examples
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I fixed the finderscope, aligning it with a street lamp, the clouds parted, and there was Saturn, glorious Saturn.
Archive 2009-05-01 doyle 2009
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I grumbled as I will about the clouds, about the finderscope being misaligned, about none of the regular members showing up.
Archive 2009-05-01 doyle 2009
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I fixed the finderscope, aligning it with a street lamp, the clouds parted, and there was Saturn, glorious Saturn.
Saturn doyle 2009
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A finderscope pointed at Spica will capture Comet Lulin in the field of view, centering the optics within a nudge of both objects. [sky map]
Green Comet Approaches Earth Oldhead1 2009
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Start at Gamma Pegasi and use the finderscope to center on a star around 3 degrees northwest RA 00 03 14 Dec þ16 08 43.
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – October 9-11, 2009 | Universe Today 2009
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I grumbled as I will about the clouds, about the finderscope being misaligned, about none of the regular members showing up.
Saturn doyle 2009
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The very brightest of these stars, S Monoceros, is 5th magnitude and shows clearly in the finderscope as a double.
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A finderscope pointed at Spica will capture Comet Lulin in the field of view, centering the optics within a nudge of both objects. [sky map]
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Dolidze 23's two brighter members are finderscope visible.
Universe Today 2009
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Dolidze 23's two brighter members are finderscope visible.
Universe Today 2009
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