I've got the red dot finder which is a lot easier to use than a normal finder scope but yes it could be better sited. Its the 10" lightbridge I have so I probably dont have to bend down quite as far as you.
However that said I've had some brilliant views with this scope. I've had for 9 months now and despite a 4 weeks on 4 weeks off work rota and the joys of scottish weather (It rains all the time) I must have seen over a 100 galaxies.
Saturn has been a good target and I've seen surface detail on Mars. Mars does require almost perfect colimination though. Jupiter is too far south for me to see atm.
Nebulae are another good target for the lightbridge and I do like the 26mm ep that came with it. I use it for finding my faint fuzzies then switch to a 13mm pentax. I also use a cheap 40mm ep for star clusters and sweeping the skies. I need a high mag ep and am thinking about a 5mm or a 8mm Hyperion.
Let me know how you get on and any problems feel free to pm me
Happy viewing!
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