EYEPIECES, BARLOWS, FILTERS

Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces

These 6-element eyepieces, with their 67° fields, offer exquisite wide-angle images at low-to-medium powers, ideal for star fields, galaxi

es, and other deep space observing. All Series 4000 eyepieces include a soft rubber eye guard, that folds down for spectacle wearers.

Rubber grips are provided on all but the three shortest focal length Super Plössl eyepieces

6.4mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

9.7mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

12.4mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

15mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

20mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

26mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

32mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

40mm 1.25" Series 4000 Super Plossl

56mm 2" Series 4000 Super Plossl

Meade 8-24mm zoom eyepiece

The Meade 8-24mm zoom eyepiece is part of the famous 4000 series. It has seven elements and multi-coated optics. These eyepieces are the gold standard in telescope eyepieces.

Very wide field of view across the entire spectrum
The magnification range of the Meade 8-24mm zoom eyepiece in combination with an ETX-125 telescope is 79x to 238x. This is only an example: the Meade zoom eyepiece works with many telescopes, whether it's an 60mm refractor or a LX200 Schmidt Cassegrain! At the same time, it offers the widest field of view possible - 55 degrees at 8mm with a sharp edge-of-field and long eye relief. It also produces extremely low astigmatism, spherical aberration and off-axis colour. It uses seven-layer multi-coated optics and black edges for maximum image contrast. It provides an optical performance that is normally impossible to achieve through eyepieces with few elements.

7 Elements and fully coated

Revalation 1.25" Photo-Visual Plossl eyepieces and 6 filters (including ND96 Moon filter)

This set contains six high quality four element 52 degree field 1.25" Plossl eyepieces and six 1.25" filters all presented in a lockable aluminium hard case.

Eyepieces: 6mm 9mm 12mm 15mm 20mm and 32mm with filter threads and rubber eyecups, multicoated and with comfortable eye relief, direct camera adapter.

Included is the ND96 Moon filter which is ideal for controlling the level of light from the moon.

The five planetary filters - wratten #56 #8 #15a #23a #80a - will enhance views of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars.

Meade Series 5000 Super Plossl

The Series 5000 Plössl eyepieces represent a milestone in design and engineering. The five and six element designs feature tack sharp optical performance which delivers a 40% improvement in corrections for chromatic aberration and edge-distortions over traditional plössl. They yield the widest possible fields-of-view, consistent with pinpoint edge-of-field sharpness and contrast. Compare their unparalleled 60° apparent field-of-view to any Plössl on the market today. Take a look through the new Meade Series 5000 Plössls and rediscover your favorite celestial objects.

Wide 60° apparent field-of-view • Premium grade optical glass • Individually tuned, multi-layered coatings for maximum light transmission • Lens edges and all internal metal surfaces are blackened to maximize image contrast • Parfocal - little or no refocusing required when switching eyepieces • Long eye relief • Adjustable twist-up rubber eyeguards.

5.5mm 1.25" Series 5000 Super Plossl

9mm 1.25" Series 5000 Super Plossl

14mm 1.25" Series 5000 Super Plossl

20mm 1.25" Series 5000 Super Plossl

26mm 1.25" Series 5000 Super Plossl

32mm 2" Series 5000 Super Plossl

40mm 2" Series 5000 Super Plossl

Meade Series 5000 Super Wide Eyepieces

The Series 5000 Super Wide Angle eyepieces boast a 68° apparent field-of-view and image resolution that is razor sharp from edge-to-edge. Because of its innovative six and seven element design the objects you observe will be rich in detail and contrast with virtually no chromatic aberration.

These eyepieces are made of the finest materials available, and are a perfect optical match for Schmidt-Cassegrains, fast Newtonians and Schmidt-Newtonians. First light with the new Series 5000 Super Wide Angle eyepieces will be an event you always remember.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Super Wide 68° apparent field-of-view Premium grade optical glass Individually tuned, multi-layered coatings for maximum light transmission Lens edges and all internal metal surfaces are blackened to maximize image contrast Parfocal - little or no refocusing required when switching eyepieces Long eye relief Adjustable twist-up rubber eyeguards

20mm 1.25 Series 5000 Super Wide Angle Eyepiece

28mm 2" Series 5000 Super Wide Angle Eyepiece

40mm 2" Series 5000 Super Wide Angle Eyepiece

Meade Series 5000 Ultra Wide Eyepieces

Representing the ultimate in eyepiece design and technology, the new six and seven element Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle eyepieces deliver extremely high resolution, contrast and full-field sharpness over an astounding 82° apparent field-of-view. Only the highest quality materials were selected to create these extraordinary eyepieces. The designs required several different types of exotic glass in order to achieve the highest level of optical performance. Looking through a Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle eyepiece is the next best thing to actually being there.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Ultra Wide 82° apparent field-of-view

Premium grade optical glass

Individually tuned, multi-layered coatings for maximum light transmission

Lens edges and all internal metal surfaces are blackened to maximize image contrast

Parfocal - little or no refocusing required when switching eyepieces

Long eye relief

Adjustable twist-up rubber eyeguards

4.7mm 1.25" Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

6.7mm 1.25" Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

8.8mm 1.25" Seies 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

14mm 1.25" Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

18mm 1.25" Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

24mm 2" Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

30mm 2" Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepiece

BARLOW LENSES

Meade #126 x2 Barlow Lens

Only 2.5inches (63mm) long, it works well with any telescope accepting 1.25inch eyepieces, even those with limited focus range, and maintains the high image quality of the Telenegative. Insert the short focus Barlow into a star diagonal for 2x or insert the diagonal into the Barlow for 3x. 27mm diameter (26mm clear aperture).

Meade Series 5000 2x Telextender (1.25")

Meade Series 5000 3x Telextender (1.25")

Meade Series 5000 5x Telextender (1.25")

Meade Series 5000 2x Telextender (2")

FILTERS

Meade Lunar Planetary Filters

Moon Filter, Orange, Blue, Yellow

4000 Series Photo-Visual Color Filters (1.25")

Moon Filter: ND96

(0.9 density; 13% transmission): The neutral density filter transmits light uniformly across the entire visual spectrum. It serves as an excellent filter to reduce glare and irradiation when observing the Moon with any telescope 4" and larger. The ND96 filter may also be employed in the splitting of close double stars where one of the binary pair significantly exceeds the other in brightness. Double thread.

Set #1 (#12, #23A, #58, #80A)

Set #2 (#11, #25A, #47, #82A)

Set #3 (#8, #21, #38A, #56)

#905 Variable Polarizing Filter (1.25")

For glare-reduction in observing the Moon the #905 Variable Polarizer includes two Polarizer filters mounted in a specially-machined cell. The #905 permits variable settings of the light transmission between 5% and 25%, to account for varying lunar surface brightness according to the phase of the Moon and the magnification and aperture of the telescope. Accepts 1.25" eyepieces.

#908B Broadband Nebular Filter (1.25")

For dramatic increase in visual and photographic detail in deep-space emission and reflection nebulae.

Meade Series 4000 Nebular Filters incorporate the very latest in interference coatings technology. Each filter includes more than 40 coating layers to reject, with precision, unwanted light from urban light pollution while passing critical nebular emissions with minimal reduction.

Technical Basis of the Meade Broadband Nebular Filter: As shown in the transmission graph below, the Meade Broadband Nebular Filter strongly rejects the light of sodium- and mercury-vapor lights as well as natural airglow and auroral emissions. Conversely, the strong nebular emission spectral lines, transmitting in the visually sensitive regions primarily at 486nm (Hydrogen Beta, or Hß) and 496 to 501nm (Oxygen-III, or OIII), are passed through the filter with high transmission percentages. The effect of the filter is that nebular light reaching the eye is observed visually in dramatically increased detail, while the effects of unwanted city lights are greatly reduced. The Meade Broadband Filter also passes photographically-important Hydrogen Alpha nebular light at 656nm largely unattenuated, making the filter a valuable aid in the photography of deep-space emission nebulae as well. The contrast between galaxies and the night-sky backdrop is also typically enhanced by the filter, but because galaxies emit light in a much broader range of wavelengths than nebulae, the effect is generally not as dramatic in these cases.

brands as well. Clear aperture is 26mm.

#910B: Threads into the barrels of all Meade 2" eyepieces, as well as most other 2" eyepiece brands. Clear aperture is 44mm.

#911B: Threads onto the rear cells of Meade LX-series mirror-lens telescopes and onto Meade ED Apochromatic Refractors (using the Universal Thread Adapter), as well as to the rear cells of other Schmidt-Cassegrain brands. In this way the telescopes are converted into a basic "nebular mode," for visual observing or for photography with the T-Adapter or Off-Axis Guider. Clear aperture is 36mm.

#908X O-III Nebular Filter (1.25")

For the observation of diffuse emission and planetary nebulae.

Meade Oxygen-III (O-III) nebular filters provide an extraordinary level of nebular filtration on diffuse and planetary nebulae. Observations of these nebulae in a city environment with the O-III filter often yield more image contrast than observations of the same objects in a dark-sky setting without the filter.

The O-III filter extracts more than 80% of the light emanating from the two oxygen-III spectral lines at 496 and 501nm. Objects such as the Omega (Swan) Nebula (M17) in Sagittarius, the Orion Nebula (M42) in Orion, the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) in Aquarius, and the Eagle Nebula (M16) in Serpens are revealed in dramatically increased detail. Meade 60-layer interference coating technology isolates the desirable O-III lines, while attenuating other spectral lines virtually to zero. As with Meade Narrowband Filters, the O-III Filters are complements to other Meade nebular filters; the effectiveness of each filter type is highly dependent on the physical characteristics of the particular nebula being observed.

#908X: Threads into the barrels of all Meade 1.25" eyepieces and most other 1.25" brands. Clear aperture: 26mm.

#910X: Threads into the barrels of all Meade 2" eyepieces and most other 2" brands. Clear aperture: 44mm.

#911X: Threads onto the rear cells of Meade LX-series mirror-lens telescopes and onto Meade ED Apochromatic Refractors, using the Universal Thread Adapter. Also threads to other brands of SCT's as well. Clear aperture: 36mm.