Product Description
These bases to attach F002 Multi-Reticle Finder to various telescopes. Choose the selection above that works for your telescope.
Mounting to a Newtonian Reflector: Select the F002 A above. It has the lightweight FB shoe.
Mounting to a Refractor Focuser that has a standard dovetail shoe: Select the F002 D above. This high profile stalk has a dovetail shape at the bottom for attaching it to finder scope dovetail shoes used on Stellarvue refractors and many others.
Mounting to a Refractor Mounting Ring: Select the F002 E above. This uses the FB shoe and has a machined adapter that attaches it to the top of a 1" wide telescope mounting ring.
Mounting to some Refractor Focusers that do not have a shoe: Select the F002 F above. This one uses an FB shoe. Check the FB drawing above and make sure the slots on the FB match the threaded hole spacing on your focuser. It may be necessary to place small washers under the FB shoe when attaching it to your focuser so it does not bend.
Mounting to a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope (SCT): Select the F002 SCT above. This one uses the larger FBD shoe. Check the FBD drawing above and make sure the slots on the shoe have the correct spacing for your SCT. It generally fits 8" and larger SCT's. (The SCT finder base is out of stock as of 3/24/21; we will update this page when it is available to order.)
Note: We do not supply these with attachment screws. Many SCT mirror cells use threaded holes that are open and if too long a screw is used it can strike and damage the mirror. So use the appropriate length screw that will not extend into the mirror cell deeper than the screws you remove from these threaded holes.
Mounting to a Flat or curved surface: Select the F002 T above. The stalk is 40 mm high and the hole spacing is 20 mm apart. The two screws included are 10-32. same as the Televue clamshell ring.
Mounting to a Takahashi Refractor: Select the F002 TAK above.
