Ok, I actually unscrewed that dial by accident the other night but I screwed it back on. I realise now that I was looking at the battery underneath. I left the finder on 7 on Friday night after having a quick observing session outside (I was getting attacked by mossies and had to come back inside) Yesterday, I noticed that the red dot was still on!! I turned it back to 0 so I guess thats the way to turn it off.

Just another question: Do you have a light shroud on your scope? I searched the net for black light shrouds to buy but they are all way too expensive. They are only made out of cotton with elastic at each end to hold the shroud in place on the telescope. So I bought a black sheet and made my own. Ive read that some people think light shrouds don't make any difference, whereas other people say they do. I would say that they do make a difference but its hard to tell as there is lots of light pollution in my area (I do lots of observing from my backyard).

Also, do you use the cooling fan? I haven't used it yet because the scope stays in my house for now and I haven't transpoted it long distances (where it could heat up in my car). Do you use the battery pack provided? Or have you purchased a bigger battery? At my last astro camp, one guy who had a Lightbridge had a big battery attached to it. Where do I get those bigger batteries and how would I attach it to the scope? Is it even necessary to get a bigger battery, or is the provided one sufficient?