Telrad & Deep Sky Reiseatlas - optimal for searching objects, almost like GoTo

Combination of Deep Sky Reiseatlas and Telrad - an Alternative to GoTo Telescopes:

Mount the Telrad and use the Deep Sky Reiseatlas for a delightful and innovative search aid, effective like GoTo, but silent and always ready for use with almost any telescope. Sounds exciting, and it is indeed - and that´s how it works:

The Deep Sky Reiseatlas has three rings around almost all listed objects. Exactly the same three rings that Telrad has. The reproduction scale is also accurate. The application is very simple.

Wherever the rings are drawn in the Deep Sky Reiseatlas, there is also a reference star nearby that can be seen with the naked eye. Simply place this reference star in exactly the same position to the rings of the telrad as shown in the Deep Sky Reiseatlas.

An example:

If the star is according to Deep Sky Reiseatlas between the 2nd and 3rd ring of the Telrad, at 9 o´clock, then also place the star in the Telrad to the same position.

If the star is a little outside the 3rd ring, say 6 o´clock, then just put the star in this position in the Telrad. A little estimating won´t hurt.

With a little practice you will always have the objects easily in the field of view of your telescope at low magnification.

Important: the language of this atlas is German! That´s usually not a giant problem as many objects have just numbers or the German name is close to the English one.

♦ Deep Sky Reiseatlas (in German language)
♦ Telrad with one base