MEADE 114DQ-EH

Question ? Is it worth buying a adapter to use 1.25 eye pieces on this .965 foc. Or should I change the focuser to a 1.25" type. Will using a adapter degrade the performance ?
Thanks Rich.

Using an adapter, you won't be able to use Plossls >25mm focal length without vignetting of the field. For "widefield" eyepieces, you'll be limited to shorter focal lengths (18-20mm focal length) and for "ultra widefield" eyepieces like Naglers you'll be limited to about 13-14mm focal length.

But you will have a much better selection of quality eyepieces, anyway, and it's a cheap and easy option.

Question ? Is it worth buying a adapter to use 1.25 eye pieces on this .965 foc. Or should I change the focuser to a 1.25" type. Will using a adapter degrade the performance ?
Thanks Rich.
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I looked around the web for some specific information on this scope and found a bit, not much but a photo or two.

Many of the Meade 114mm scopes come with a 1.25 inch or 2 inch focuser and have an adapter so that they can use the 0.965 inch eyepieces. From the photos, it looks to me like your scope probably has a 2 inch focuser. This means all that is necessary to use 1.25 inch eyepieces is to get the proper adapter. I would contact Meade and see what they have to say.

Regarding swapping the focuser. If I am wrong and it is necessary to change the focuser, I would be cautious undertaking this task. Installing a new focuser requires cutting a larger hole in the telescope and drilling new mounting holes. Accurate placement of the focuser is essential to get reasonable performance.

Hopefully the focuser only needs an adapter to use 1.25 inch eyepieces.


Jon