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ACCESSORIES

OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

A wide assortment of professional Meade accessories is available for the NG-Series and NGC-series telescopes. Consult the Meade General Catalog for complete details of these and other accessories.

Eyepieces (1.25" barrel diameter): For higher or lower magnifications with the tele- scopes that accommodate 1.25" eyepieces, Meade 3-element Modified Achromatic eye- pieces, available in focal lengths of 9, 12, 25, and 40mm, provide a high level of image resolution and color correction at an economical price. Alternately, at slightly higher prices, Meade 4-element Series 4000 eyepieces yield wider fields of view with excellent edge-of-field corrections and are available in a large range of focal lengths.

#126 2x Barlow Lens (1.25"): For telescopes that accommodate 1.25" eyepieces, the Barlow lens doubles each eyepiece power while maintaining excellent image corrections. For example, a 25mm eyepiece used with an NGC60 telescope yields a power of 56X.

#928 45° Erecting Prism: The 90° diagonal provided with some telescope models results in upright-but-reversed viewing of land subjects. The #928 45° Erecting Prism (1.25") ori- ents the image correctly in terrestrial applications and provides a comfortable 45° view- ing angle.

Camera Adapter: NG-series and NGC-series telescopes may be used for through-the- telescope photography of the Moon and planets or for terrestrial objects. For eyepiece- projection photography with any of these telescopes, use the Basic Camera Adapter (1.25"). See the Meade General Catalog for more information.

#1240 Electric Focuser: Attaches easily and quickly to any NGC model telescope for smooth, vibration-free focusing. Each focuser includes coarse and microfine speeds. The standard equipment hand controller accepts one (user-supplied) 9-volt battery.

#506 AstroFinder™ Software and Cable Connector Kit: Displays more than 10,000 celestial wonders – galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, stars, and planets – on your PC, enabling even the beginner to locate and identify objects to observe with the telescope or to print out star charts for use in observing sessions. Operates with any Windows™- based personal computer. The Cable Connector Kit permits connection of any NGC tele- scope and PC, for observing your telescope’s current position on a PC.

#546 A.C. Adapter: Plugs into any standard home outlet and includes a 25 ft. cord. Connects to the 9v DC battery connector in the battery compartment; input voltage to the telescope is 12v DC.

Electronic Eyepiece™: Now everyone can easily share views from an eyepiece – of the Moon, planets, stars, and land objects – on a television screen. The built-in NTSC video output allows for direct connection to compatible monitors, VCR's, and camcorders. Continuous capture mode allows you to view and record astronomical and terrestrial images in real time. This easy-to-set up and easy-to-use monochrome CMOS imager offers built-in contrast control adjustment for varying astronomical and terrestrial lighting conditions, and is compatible with both 1.25" and .965" barrel diameters.

TIPS for Beginners

Surf the Web

One of the most exciting resources for astronomy is the internet. The internet is full of web- sites with new images, discoveries, and the latest astronomical information. You can find websites for almost any topic relating to astronomy on the internet. Check out Meade’s website for the latest product and technical information. You’ll find our website at:

http://www.meade.com/

Here are some other sites you might find interesting:

•Sky & Telescope:

http://www.Sky and Telescope.com

•Astronomy: http://www.astronomy.com

•Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.goc/apod

•Photographic Atlas of the Moon: http://www.lpi.ursa.edu/research/lunar_orbiter

•Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/pictures.html

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