Fastroguide Features
- Made of durable polypropylene
.062" thick which can be bent hundreds of times without
fracture.
- Weighs less than two ounces.
- Non-rigid components and installation
helps to prevent serious eye injuries.
- Fits all telescopes
- May be used alone or to enhance
optical view finders or computerized scopes.
- No optics, 1x magnification,
no dulled or distorted images, no inverted images, no mirror
images, no double images, no dew problems.
- No brackets required.
- No batteries required.
- Set up and adjustment in less
than five minutes.
- No precise measurements necessary.
- The sun is the only assistant
needed.
- Sighting can be done with or
without eyeglasses.
- Mounting the Fastroguide on
the front half of the refractors significantly decreases the
discomfort and pain associated with the use of standard viewf
inders.
- Because of the configuration
of the peeper, both eyes are open when sighting. The sighting
is done with the inner eye (the eye closest to the telescope
tube) while the outer eye is automatically occluded, eliminating
eye strain associated with one-eye sighting.
- Huge field of view since it
is an open site and it is unlimited by the circumference of a
view finder tube.
- Rapid sun and moon finding.
- Fast installation, fast adjustment
and faster targeting than standard view finders.
- Cost is a fraction of standard
view finder and Telrad. Cost is about that of a medium pepperoni
pizza: $10 (includes shipping).
- Unfortunately, Fastroguide is
odd looking. However, keep in mind that serious astronomers are
interested in performance rather than pretty.
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