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Been using my 20x80 binoculars to find and enjoy viewing objects. I use my telescope for greater than 20 magnification. However, the red dot finder on my telescope is not totally sufficient in finding objects already targeted with my binoculars. Some times I would have to go back to the telescope two or even three times. The straight through finder that came with the telescope is *&#@%&. Thus the need to upgrade to a better finder scope.

These three GSO plossls will help with those very faint objects. I have a Svbony Gold Line 15mm that barlows for the moon, planets, and star doubles very well. I do not like exchanging eyepieces in and out of a barlow. Due to the constant need to clean dubre out of the barlow. I could not find a 15mm Plossl with good Eye relief, so I also purchased a Svbony Red Line 15mm eyepiece. I have a slow f8 scope, thus the Svbonys do very well. I will upgrade from the Svbonys after I purchase a 152mm f/5 refractor for my GSO plossls hahaha.
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Congratulatoons on the new "tools" refractordude !
Good to go with the GSO RACI finder.

I made the mistake with my first telescope purchase of getting the straight through finder. I did not know any better. 🤣

I have religated it to a Pirate Spyglass status...

Before I got a RACI finder I used to line myself up behind the telescope looking over the top like sighting a rifle.
It is surprising how close I came. 😊

Forgot to mention I was looking through my 10X30 binoculars while aiming the scope...not naked eye...
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Those Plossls are really good match for F8 frac, enjoy!
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.

Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2382, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 255
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