HELP! New to Astronomy here and have a MEADE DS 114AT Question

[jonnyweiser]

So, I just traded for a Meade telescope...one that i have actually had before...and pretty much got this scope to practice on.  Now, I am pretty sure that the eyepieces are the .965"...its in my trunk...and was wondering if it would be worth it just to buy a couple more .965" eyepieces because i only have the 25mm or is there a way to convert the scope into 1.25"?  Please let me know!  Thanks.

[jonnyweiser]

Actually, I think its just the standard Meade DS-114.  Not sure what the AT means

[Dave In Vermont]

Welcome to SGL!

Finding .955" eyepieces would be more of a problem than swapping out the focuser for either a 1.25" or even a 2". I'm sure someone who has done this operation will be along to give you good information on how-to and what are good focusers.

Good luck!

Dave

[skywatcher58gb]

Hi  Yes just look on e-bay, bought one myself a couple of years back, they are quite cheap, link attached. You will probably have a US version on e-bay.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/0-965-to-1-25-Eyepiece-Adapter-for-Telescope-/261568426692?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3ce6b172c4

Dave

[jonnyweiser]

Yesss!  This is the info i was looking to obtain!  Does it matter if the adapter is plastic or metal?

[jonnyweiser]

just bought the adapter.  Any recs on some decent 1.25" eyepieces that dont cost too much?  Thanks

[skywatcher58gb]

Hi  Again with eyepieces look on e-bay as these don't change much and are usually well looked after, I would look for a second hand Meade series 4000 plossl or Skywatcher plossl. These are at the cheaper end of the market but are decent quality. If you can get something like a 30mm and a 20mm and supplement with a 2x barlow (this multiplies the image by 2) you will have a range of 30mm, 20mm, 15mm and 10mm. This would be a reasonable spread of magnifications to be going on with.

Dave

[ronin]

Astronomics do the Astro-Tech Value Line plossl's at $23 each.

ATPlossl