Meade Ultra Wide Angle 14mm 1.25-Inch Eyepiece
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Manufacturer: MeadeModel: 07660
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Meade Ultra Wide Angle 14mm 1.25-Inch Eyepiece
Customer Review: Excellent Value
Summary: 4 Stars
I've used this eyepiece extensively now and can say that it performs up to my expectations. My scope is a 16" f/4.5 and the 14mm gives me a magnification of 131X. It is an outstanding mid-range magnification for studying deep sky objects. Being 82 degrees, I can keep an object in the field a lot longer than with a narrow field style. At public events, I am able to put it on one side of the field and let four people look before I have to nudge it back.
Optically, the view is excellent considering the magnification. Venus has just the hint of a color fringe but Jupiter looks magnificent, though it tends to blur in and out of focus on most nights. Deep sky is where it excels. It is great for drawing out details in galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Though it has a nice wide 82 degree field, only about 70% of it is useable in my f/4.5 scope. That is fine for me as I don't care about the edge of the field anyway. Even scanning, that outer bad part of the field is not so bad that you can't recognize a deep sky object from a star.
Mechanically, it is a solid eyepiece. Two annoying problems are the eye lens dust cap which is junk, and the other is grease. The eyepiece has a rotating barrel so one can use the eye lens as a flat surface of have it recessed to shield scattered light (or just to center the eye better). The problem with this is twofold. First off is when the barrel is extended all the way, it exposes the underside of the eyepiece casing which is covered with grease. A careless move and it's grease on the hands. Another annoyance is that to put the EP back in the case, the barrel must be screwed down to the original position or it won't fit. Another side issue is the over-large boxes which are tough to store in the eyepiece case.
My biggest beef with this eyepiece is that the field lens is very close to the end of the barrel. The very first night I used it I grabbed it off the table and my finger found the field lens. I was not a happy camper the next day as I cleaned my fingerprint off the lens of my brand new eyepiece! What could make this problem worse is getting grease from the barrel on my hand and then getting that on the field lens. However, these quibbles aside, I am quite happy with it.
Overall, I consider this a mid-priced eyepiece with high end performance. For those of you that don't want to take a second mortgage on your house just to get a high end eyepiece, this Meade UWA works as an outstanding substitute. Highly recommended.
Description of Meade Ultra Wide Angle 14mm 1.25-Inch Eyepiece
The right eyepiece can make or break any telescope. After all, why squint through a tiny pinhole when you can linger at a dramatic window on the universe and examine every detail? Meade Series 5000 eyepieces offer revolutionary new advances in resolution, image correction and eye relief at irresistible prices. You simply won?t believe how a premium eyepiece improves your view, no matter what scope you own. See pinpoint resolution edge-to-edge with luxuriously long eye relief. If you think our Series 5000 eyepieces look good on the outside, wait until you see the heavens through one. Our top-of-the-line Ultra Wide Angle eyepieces deliver an astounding 82° apparent field of view. For uncompromising views that make any telescope better, order a set today. You have to see the universe through one to believe it.Eyepieces
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