hey guys, I'll be the first to admit I screwed up. I bought 1.25" eyepieces when infact my telescope uses .965" eyepiece. I could return the eyepieces and...
... Interesting. When I called them, they didn't let me have one for free. Ended up buying one from Orion at $25. As far as I can tell, there aren't any...
I've never heard of Meade charging for the 1-1/4" eyepiece holder. It's not an adapter. It's an actual replacement part that converts the scope from the small...
I have a DS-2130AT. I called Meade for a 1.25" adapter and received it about 4-5 days later. It just a cheap plasitic thing, but it works. Richard ... On the...
Meade told me they couldn't send me an adapter; That I required a new (hybrid) diagonal for my DS-80. I purchased the hybrid diagonal, which works fine, but...
... With a refractor telescope like the DS90 you need the free screw-on 1.25" adapter AND an 1.25" 90-degree star diagonal as well. Meade sells the upgrade kit...
Actually, you can buy a 1.25" aluminum adapter that slips into the 2" plastic one for about $15 from any astronomy supplier, like Astronomics for instance....
The problem with most of the responses to your question is that people keep referring to a Meade "adapter". What you get from Orion and all the others is an...
Times have changed. I have had Meade send and adaptor two different times. Both were received with in 5 working days. However, it sounds like I have had...
Yes, the replacement 1.25" back for the focuser was what I was referring to. As far as the diagonal goes, there have been reports of people with DS-80 and...
The monday just past, i called Meade, talked to an angelic voiced women named Nancy and she informed me that it's called an eyepiece holder and not an adapter....
Hi, I am hoping that you can give me the benefit of your experience with your Meade telescope? I am relatively new to Astronomy and am about to purchase a...
Sorry for the double post. I made an error in my first email. The actual size of the dobsonian is 8 (eight) inches. Please discard the first post that mentions...
Hi, I am hoping that you can give me the benefit of your experience with your Meade telescope? I am relatively new to Astronomy and am about to purchase a...
... with ... about ... Both are good choices, but not necessarily for the same person or for the same family. Rule number one in choosing a telescope is that a...
Colin, You will find portability will become important if you live in a light polluted area. Light pollutions will have a great effect on viewing. For me...
I bought a Meade DS90-AT for my daughters for Christmas last year. I later hit one of those milestone birthdays and my wife suprised me with my dream telesope...
... that ... The Orion dobs can be upgraded to a computerized finder but since it is not motorized it does not do tracking, you are still stuck tracking the...
You have to buy the intelliscope scope if you want computer compatibility. It has the computer components in its base, the basic doesn't. You CANNOT update a...
Phil, and to any other interested in this subject; today, the 1.25 eyepiece holder had arrived in the mail, in a medium sized envelop around 12 noon. my first...
Well good for you !!! I am glad you got the 1.25" adaptor !! Be very careful if you decide to clean the primary mirror. These mirrors are coated with a very...
... at least ... Go to www.telescope.com then click on Telescopes, then click on Dobsonion, then click on any of the Intelliscope models. In the Additional...
Unless you find that it is just grungy and real obviously losing light by a significant margin!!! Then check out the web write-ups at different places... You...
oo-no, i think your right about that, one of my eyepieces, i think the 4mm has these spots on it, i assumed, perhaps incorrectly, its the mirror fault! i don't...
Not worth the risk if its your first time, I tried it on my ds-114 and I barley touched the mirror and I scatched it, Luckley I really didnt do that much...
Dear rogue, Just came across your posts. Don't bother calling Meade for the 1.25" adapter. Just buy an adapter that takes the 2" and turns it into a 1.25"....
I have the DS2114ATS. I love the autostar but not the OTA. In fact I bought a long tube 4504(also meade) and replaced the tube. It works great now. My goal is...
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