Meade Instruments DSX Series - Manual (Page 37)

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OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
A wide assortment of professional Meade accessories are available for the for DSX telescopes.
Meade accessories greatly extend many important applications to the telescope, from low-
power, wide-field terrestrial viewing to high-power lunar and planetary observing. The premium
quality of these accessories is well-suited to the quality of the instrument itself.
Meade telescopes and accessories, including optional accessories for DSX telescopes, are
available at more than 3,000 dealer locations in the U.S. and Canada and through Meade
international distributors worldwide. Once you have identified the accessories you wish to order,
contact your local Meade authorized dealer. To find a dealer near you call (949) 451-1450 or
visit the Meade website at www.meade.com.
AstroFinder Software/#505 Cable Connector Kit: With Meade AstroFinder software (Fig. 22)
loaded into your PC, Autostar-equipped DSX–90 and DSX-125 telescopes may be
remotely controlled from the PC display. The #505 Cable Connector Set, permitting
connection of DSX, Autostar, and PC, is included with each AstroFinder package.
Eyepieces: For higher and lower magnifications, Meade Super Plössl (SP) and Super Wide
Angle (SWA) eyepieces (Fig. 23), as well as the Series 4000 8mm to 24mm Zoom eyepiece,
yield high-resolution imaging with all DSX telescope models. A useful selection includes the SP
9.7mm, SP 12.4mm, and SWA 18mm. Under good seeing conditions, Meade Ultra Wide Angle
4.7mm and 6.7mm eyepieces present the widest obtainable fields of view at high powers and
are well suited for observing the Moon and planets. Alternative optional eyepieces may be
chosen from the Meade Series 3000 Plössl eyepieces. Powers obtained with each eyepiece
are shown in the following table.
#126 2x Barlow Lens: An amplifying lens, the multi-coated #126 2x Barlow (Fig. 24) doubles
the power of all eyepieces with which it is used. Insert the #126 into the telescope’s eyepiece
holder first, followed by an eyepiece. E.g.: By itself, the SP 26mm eyepiece yields a power of
73X with the DSX-125EC; when used with the #126 2x Barlow Lens, this eyepiece yields 146X.
#64 T-Adapter: The basic means of photography through any DSX Astro telescope, the #64
T-Adapter threads to the rear cell of the telescope, followed by a T-Mount appropriate to the
user’s brand of 35mm camera. In this way, the camera body is rigidly coupled to the telescope's
optical system, which in effect becomes the camera's lens.
#932 45° Erecting Prism: All DSX models include an internal optically-flat mirror to reflect light
to the telescope’s 90° astronomical observing position. In this position the telescope’s image is
upright, but reversed. For terrestrial observing with an DSX model, the #932 Erecting Prism
(Fig. 26) results in a fully correctly oriented image and a convenient 45° observing angle.
DSX-90EC DSX-125EC
Eyepiece Power 2x Barlow Power 2x Barlow
SP 6.4mm 195X 390X 297X 594X**
SP 9.7mm 129X 258X 196X 392X
SP 12.4mm 101X 202X 153X 306X
SP 15mm 83X 166X 127X 253X
SP 20mm 63X 126X 95X 190X
SP 26mm * 48X 96X 73X 146X
SP 32mm 39X 78X 59X 119X
SP 40mm 31X 62X 48X 96X
SWA 13.8mm 91X 182X 138X 275X
SWA 18mm 69X 138X 106X 211X
SWA 24.5mm 51X 102X 78X 155X
UWA 4.7mm 266X N/A 404X N/A
UWA 6.7mm 187X 374X ** 284X 567X**
* Included as standard-equipment with the DSX models.
** Use these eyepieces only under extremely steady
atmospheric conditions.
Fig. 23: Optional
Eyepieces yield higher
and lower magnifying
powers.
Fig. 24: Use the
#126 2x Barlow Lens
to double the magni-
fication of the eye-
piece employed.