i have the meade DS-2114ATS-LTN telescope and we bought it from sams club last year and it came with a MA25mm eyepiece and an MA9mm eyepiece. I was wondering what the difference was between the eyepieces…i know theres more sizes avalible like the 60mm eyepiece….
I am sorry to have to be the one to tell you this but you have a poor toy telescope and for you to spend more money on any extra equipment for it would be money wasted. For now stick with the 25mm eyepiece. I doubt that the 9mm will do you much good with this scope.
You really need to join a local Astronomical Society or astronomy club and learn about real telescopes. You will be able to attend their star parties and they can share their scopes with you so you can see what a real telescope can do. Most clubs have loaner scopes that you can borrow once you have been properly trained on how to use it. They have monthly meetings with great presentations. A membership in a club is where you need to spend your money right now.
Go to this site to find a club in your area. http://www.astroleague.org/societies/list
This only has clubs that belong to the National Astronomy League, so there are many more which do not appear on this list. Continue searching google if you don’t see one in your area here.
December 29th, 2009 at 6:33 am
I am sorry to have to be the one to tell you this but you have a poor toy telescope and for you to spend more money on any extra equipment for it would be money wasted. For now stick with the 25mm eyepiece. I doubt that the 9mm will do you much good with this scope.
You really need to join a local Astronomical Society or astronomy club and learn about real telescopes. You will be able to attend their star parties and they can share their scopes with you so you can see what a real telescope can do. Most clubs have loaner scopes that you can borrow once you have been properly trained on how to use it. They have monthly meetings with great presentations. A membership in a club is where you need to spend your money right now.
Go to this site to find a club in your area. http://www.astroleague.org/societies/list
This only has clubs that belong to the National Astronomy League, so there are many more which do not appear on this list. Continue searching google if you don’t see one in your area here.
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December 29th, 2009 at 7:21 am
a good telescope has a better lens.
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December 29th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Do not waste your money on "better" eyepieces. Here is a good one that costs only $119. Almost as much as you paid for the entire telescope.
However you should join an astronomy club and attend their star parties. You will get to look through the member’s telescopes and ask questions. After a few months you will know exactly what your telescope CAN and CANNOT show you.
http://www.agenaastro.com/Baader-Hyperion-Eyepieces-s/146.htm
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December 29th, 2009 at 8:16 am
Get a pair of Orion 9×63 binoculars. They’ll be better than that weenie telescope. Most of the $400 cost of that telescope went to pay for the fancy computer, with its database and its orientation sensors. Real amateur astronomers don’t need that gimmickry, so they won’t pay extra for it. For $400, you could have had a much better telescope, IF you had correctly prioritized the features. Above all, you want a reasonably wide aperture: six inches is considered the minimum. You have only four inches.
By the way, don’t be surprised if the orientation sensors don’t work. They guide on the Earth’s magnetic field, and the deviation between magnetic north and celestial north varies with longitude and latitude. Your telescope’s dedicated computer might not be able to take the place of astronomical common sense, after all. What a bunch of wasted money.
Next time, don’t believe everything you hear a salesperson say. They don’t care whether you get something good or not; they just want to make a sale.
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