Demilitarized giant illuminated Red Dot Visor (RDV)

Originally this product had a military function, hence it is built like a tank.

With both jump covers flipped open, the unit works as a terrestrial as well as an astronomical Red Dot Finder for straight through aiming with both eyes open, featuring a sharp 2 MOA red dot with 11 brightness set points. The three lower light settings are intended for night work against the sky.

With both jump-covers closed, the unit works as a safe daylight solar finder, projecting the solar disc through a 1.5 MOA (minutes of arc) pinhole onto a 40 mm wide rear 2 MOA reticle. The reticle is applied onto a yellow UV-blocker for added safety against accidental straight viewing. The projected solar image can be centered onto the reticle without looking straight through the finder.

• To not loose sighting stars, the view though the SkySurfer V is markedly brighter compared to regular gunsight red dot visors.
• All lenses and optical windows of the SkySurfer V are fully multicoated for maximum starlight throughput
• The optical body and all adjustments are waterresistant, fogproof and shockproof
• SkySurfer V comes fully assembled with anti-dew extensions and jump covers mounted.

SkySurfer V: scope of supply

Features of the SkySurfer V

• Fully multicoated lenses provide increased light transmission
• Illuminated red dot reticle is highly visible in daylight and dimmable for unimpaired night vision
• Unlimited eye relief
• Use with both eyes wide open
• Red Color does not impair nightvision
• 35 mm deep added dew-shields on either side prevent fogging of the lenses and work as a perfect straylight shield.
• 70 mm elevation of Universal Red Dot Mount enables effortless aiming – even when mounted onto the optical tube of a Newtonian telescope (most low profile red dot aiming devices don't provide enough "face-space" between telescope and finder.
• Ready out of the box: Extension tubes and jump covers readily mounted
• Front jump cover features a 1.5 MOA center hole to work as moisture release when closed after use and to work as daylight pinhole projector.
• Rear jump cover features a 40 mm yellow UV-blocked window with integrated opaque reticle with 2 MOA (minutes of arc) center hole to catch the solar image projected by the front 1.5 MOA center hole.

0.7 mm / 1.5 MOA bore hole, prevents moisture and is used for solar projection

Technical Data

• Magnification: 1x
• Objective Lens Diameter: 40 mm
• Reticle: Illuminated, 2 MOA (minute of arc) Red Dot
• Adjustment Gradation: 1 MOA per click / 48 clicks per revoution
• Waterresistant and Fogproof
• Battery: 1 CR2032 (included)
• Fits directly on 11mm Weaver micro gunrails, and with standard adapter (not included) onto Weaver- und Picatinny rails
• Length: 210 mm (8.5")
• Weight: 310 g (base: 55g)

Sky Surfer V - scope of supply

• Sky-Surfer V basic optical module (Fits directly onto 11mm Weaver micro gunrails. When reversing the clamping brackets, the SkySurfer V directly fits onto all standard rails (20 mm) of Weaver and Picatinny)
• 2 pc. 35 mm optical tube extensions (mounted on optical body)
• Front jump cover #2957311 with 0.7 mm through-hole to work as solar "camera obscura" when cover is closed (mounted on extension tube)
• Rear jump cover with yellow glass cover with opaque crosshair reticle and UV/IR blocking filter
• Baader Universal RDM Red Dot Mount #2457010
• Baader Standard Base #2457000

2' (MOA) dot size. Diameter of Moon: 30'.

SkySurfer V Red Dot Reticle

• Nocturnal Red Dot Size: 2 Minutes of arc (2 MOA), provides a most (unleserlich???) "vanishing point"
• Daylight Red Dot Size: 3 Minutes of arc (3 MOA)
• Use with both eyes wide open
• Red Color does not impar nightvision
• 11 variable illumination settings (3 settings for day vision)
• Lithium battery with up to 4000 hours lifetime at #1 nocturnal dial

Test Review:

Read here a test review about the first version of the SkySurfer V on astro-baby.com