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Brackets/Tube Holders

A finderscope is a small, low power, wide-field telescope that attaches to the side or top of a larger telescope by means of a machined or die-cast finderscope bracket that bolts to the larger telescope tube. The finder bracket generally has two narrow rings, each with three nylon or nylon-tipped metal screws that hold the finderscope in place. The nylon-tipped screws also collimate the finderscope (line it up with the main telescope optics so that what you see in the finder crosshairs will also appear in the center of the telescope eyepiece). Some brackets (from Takahashi, for example) have a single long ring with three ball-headed screws at the front to hold the finder and three nylon-tipped screws at the rear to collimate it. Others (from Celestron, for example) have a single long ring with a rubber gasket at the front to hold the finder and three nylon screws at the rear to collimate it.

Some finder brackets bolt to the telescope tube semi-permanently. Others have quick release dovetail mechanisms that allow the finder to be removed quickly for transport and replaced in the virtually same collimation when the scope is set up again.

Some finders are sold with brackets as part of their price. Other finders are sold by themselves, with the brackets as an option.

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Takahashi Mounting bracket for 6 x 30mm Takahashi finderscope

$63.00

This Takahashi finderscope bracket mounts a Takahashi 6 x 30mm finderscope on the rear cell of Takahashi 78mm and larger refractor optical tubes only . . .
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Mounting bracket for 7 x 50mm Takahashi finderscope

$113.00

This heavy-duty Takahashi finderscope bracket is designed to mount a Takahashi 7 x 50mm finderscope on any Takahashi refractor 4" in aperture and larger . . .
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Tele Vue X-Y Mount to attach TV-60 to Schmidt-Cassegrains

$147.00

This adjustable mount lets you use the TeleVue TV-60 refractor as a quick-release superfinder on a Celestron or Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope . . .
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Tele Vue X-Y Mount to attach TV-60 to TeleVue ring mounts

$113.00

This adjustable mount lets you use the TeleVue TV-60 refractor as a quick-release superfinder on a larger TeleVue refractor . . .
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Tele Vue quick-release finder bracket to mount finders up to 50mm on TeleVue scopes

$143.00

This Tele Vue quick-release finderscope bracket lets you mount virtually any 50mm finderscope on a TeleVue refractor's ring mount . . .
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Tele Vue Accessory bar to use a TeleVue-version Starbeam red-dot finder on a catadioptric

$33.00

This Tele Vue accessory bar lets you mount a TeleVue Starbeam finder on a catadioptric telescope . . .
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Tele Vue accessory bracket to mount a TeleVue TV-60 on an SCT as a superfinder

$36.00

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This Tele Vue accessory bracket lets you mount a Tele Vue TV-60 refractor on a catadioptric telescope for use as a superfinder, as well as to mount a TeleVue Starbeam finder on the same scope . . .
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50mm quick release bracket for SCTs

$34.95

This inexpensive Antares quick-release finderscope bracket mounts 50mm finders on Celestron and Meade catadioptric telescopes 7" in aperture and larger . . .
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Tele Vue finderscope adapter block to put Losmandy quick release bracket on TeleVue scopes

$28.00

This TeleVue adapter block lets you install an optional Losmandy 50mm quick release bracket and optional 50mm finderscope on any TeleVue refractor . . .
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Astro-Tech Finderscope Mounting Shoe

$14.95

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This finderscope mounting shoe is designed to work on a variety of Astro-Tech telescopes, as well as other manufacturers.