I NEED A FOCUSER BACK FOR THE MEADE 60AZ-D TELESCOPE

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Aug 30, 2009

SOURCE: I bought a used meade polaris 60az-m telescope and

Here is the Meade manual web site. Find your telescope and see if a part is missing.

http://www.meade.com/manuals/index.html

and here is their customer service phone number:
http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Apr 16, 2010

SOURCE: need a focus knob for a MEADE ETX-70 TELESCOPE

You can try calling Meade here:

http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

SOURCE: I have just bought a Meade Quasar 60AZ-SD second h...

It is an astronomical telescope, and that is normal. To see land objects correctly, you need to add an erecting eyepiece.

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Jul 22, 2010

SOURCE: the rack and pinion gear on the focuser for a

You can possibly buy another focuser from Meade here:
http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

Orion Telescopes also sell focusers here:

http://www.telescope.com/control/telescope-focusers

SOURCE: i need to purchase the

You need to purchase .965 diameter eyepieces. 700mm ( focal length of scope)/ eyepiece focal length=magnification. Maximum power of a 60mm scope is about 225x (under perfect conditions)
I would get a 25mm 700/25=28x for low power see link below
http://cgi.ebay.com/Meade-MA25-25mm-965-telescope-eyepiece-NEW-/230542978572?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ad6eae0c
and then for higher power 700/8=87.5x
http://cgi.ebay.com/Astro-Optics-8mm-Deluxe-965-Telescope-Eyepiece-/230543763551?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ad7aa85f
There are not many options with .965 eyepieces I would get a .965 to 1.25 adapter or .965 to 1.25 hybrid diagonal. That way you have more options on better eyepieces and the 1.25 eyepieces can be used for better telescopes in the future.