Meade Optical Accessories

Here you will find the Meade Optical Accessories I have picked up for the scope. In the future I plan to trade up to a Televue diagonal and eyepieces 

Series 4000 Plossl Eyepieces

Here is my Meade Eyepiece deal - $99 Special

 

The scope comes with a 1 1/4" 26mm eyepiece. 

The eyepiece deal adds additional 1 1/4" 42mm, 30mm 20mm, 12mm, 9.7mm, 6.4mm  eyepieces in a aluminum carrying case and plastic bolt cases for each eyepiece. The Field of View is 52 degrees.

Series 4000 Eyepieces

1 - Series 4000 f/6.3 Focal Reducer/ Field Flattener

Threaded on to the telescope's rear cell the f/6.3 Focal Reducer/Field Flattener reduces the  telescope's focal ratio by a factor of 0.63 from f/10 to f/6.3 thus reducing exposure times by about 50%. 

 

2- 9mm Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece 

Has a red-illuminated variable intensity/duty cycle crossline reticle pattern controlable from the Autostar handbox for easy night visibility. It allows the observer to confirm the telescope's tracking accuracy during an extended exposure.

Series 4000 f/6.3 Focal Reducer/Field Flattener; Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece

Series 4000 8mm - 24mm Zoom Eyepiece High-resolution, 7-element multi-coated optics with 55° field at 8mm. Graduated scale in 1mm units indicates exact focal length in use. 

Series 4000 8-24 Zoom Eyepiece

Photo-Visual Flip-Mirror System

Used for CCD imaging or for 35mm  astrophotography. Flip mirror "down" to center the image while viewing with an eyepiece at 90°; flip mirror "up" to pass light on to the CCD chip or 35mm camera film plane.

CCD Photo-Visual Flip-Mirror System

Series 4000 Photo-Visual Color Filters

 Color filters enhance visual and photographic image contrast of the Moon and planets. Filters thread into the barrel of any Meade 1.25" eyepiece. The filters come in 12 colors for lunar and planetary applications, and in Neutral Density as a lunar glare-reduction filter.

Series 4000 Photo-Visual Color Filters