Meade Series 5000 Telescope Accessory Reviews

Apochromats with three-element lenses are unheard-of at this price. But Meade's 3.1-inch triplet delivers amazing views - high-contrast images with no distortion or haziness - in a robustly engineered package. It's heavy (6.2 pounds) for its size, but tha...

Tube rotates within a neatly embedded metal ring, so it's easy to reposition the eyepiece while panning the sky. Small size and maneuverability make it great for terrestrial viewing, too - wildlife, wild pool parties... .

Finish quality isn't on par with peers. Focuser, which astronauts scrutinize as closely as the lens, is rough. Lens cap can be tricky to screw on and off.

Series 5000 Enhanced dielectric coated Diagonal Mirror, with slip type fit, features 99% reflectivity over the visual spectrum. Includes a 1.25" eyepiece adapter. For LX90, LX200, RCX400.

Tough to use with small scopes

I have and ETX-105 with a tripod mount. This objective requires a very solid mount and a lot of stability. I could not get it to focus at all with a 2x Barlow. Excellent for near observing, but the focusing problems made deep space a problem.

Pharos

It is awesome! I love it. It is a PDA with GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. I think the only other thing I could ask for would be phone capabilities. I know it has Skype, but you don't always have wi-fi available. It easily can synch movies and mus

The 34mm Meade SWA Eyepiece is Excellent

I cannot speak to all of these eyepieces because I wound up buying only the 34mm eyepiece here. (I wish now I had bought the whole set.) It is excellent. Surprisingly, it is sharp from edge to edge and does not have noticeable barrel or pin-cushion distor...