How to Align any Viewfinder on a Telescope (STEP BY STEP) By Reflactor

This video shows how to align any finderscope or viewfinder on any telescope. This video also covers some common troubleshooting issues with finderscopes. Lastly, I demonstrate the RACI, Telrad and Rigel finderscopes. This video shows you how to aim a telescope.
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//My Other Viewfinder Videos//
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How to Fix A Blurry Viewfinder:    • Blurry Viewfinder? Here's The One Min...  

YOUTUBE NOTES:
1) This video complies with the YouTube Community Guidelines and Terms of Service.
2) Soundtracks used with permission from my video editor, Camtasia.
3) All products shown were purchased by me with my own money.
4) This video does not contain any children, offensive material or language.

Questions answered in this video:
1) How can I align my finderscope or viewfinder?
2) What do I do if my viewfinder is blurry?
3) How do I aim a telescope?
4) how to align finderscope with telescope

CHAPTERS:
0:00 Introduction
0:19 Find Your Knobs
1:33 Find A Stationary Target
2:54 Use Low Magnification (at first!)
3:12 Point The Telescope At The Target
3:53 Adjust The Knobs On Your Finderscope
4:26 Double Check!
5:10 Troubleshooting (Optical Finderscopes)
6:39 Troubleshooting (Red Dot Finders)
8:31 Red Dot Finders: One last fix...
9:36 Real World "Impact"
9:55 Alternate Finderscopes?
13:28 The Most Important Step!

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