The glass bit of finder should be at the top of the scope. I do apologise, I dont know how I missed this post.

I find the red dot finder easier to use than any normal finder scope but I am having problems with my one. So heres a little word of warning to both of you.

When setting up your scope ensure that the truss rods are seated properly and make sure that the seam on both top and bottom parts of the scope are lined up before you mess around with the little screws on the side.

I hadnt set the truss rods properly, found that the finder was way out and in trying to set the finder I screwed out the "up" screw too far and now it wont come back. Basically I've broken it. That said I just allow for the error and I can still find anything I want but its not ideal.

Final warning: If observing something low on the horizon ensure there are no cats nearby. Cats love to crawl into the scope. I nearly had a heart attack/accident when instead of a rising moon I saw a big hairy face looking back at me.

Any other problems from either if you feel free to PM me and I'll try to help all I can and please let me know how you get on. Between the 3 of us I reckon we have the whole sky covered.

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