Through a Telrad^® you see the sky the way the star charts show it.
Not a small upside-down and magnified portion of it, but the "real sky"
with three lighted target rings set against it. The large ring is 4 degrees across.
It outlines the area covered by a finderscope. The small ring is ½ degree across
and outlines the area seen in the telescope.

Select an object on the chart and note its position among the visible stars.
Then set the Telrad^®  rings on that spot in the sky. A quick rought setting
will put the object in the field of the finderscope. With no finder, or a faint
object that won't show, use a more careful setting to put the object in
the field of the telescope.

The Telrad^®  is 8 inches long, weighs 11 ounces and mounts on any telescope
without drilling holes. It unlocks from its base for separate storage.