Hey I was wondering, If i purachsed this kit with my new telescope what would it actually do?
Here's the kit
http://www.meade.com/accessories/premium/index.html
Thanks
2007-08-01 07:48:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Also what do colour filters do for a telescope?
Here's a link for the colour filters:
http://www.meade.com/catalog/meade_4000/meade_series_4000_filters_02.htm
2007-08-01 08:03:12 · update #1
The kit gives you a full range of eyepieces from wide field low magnification (the 40mm one) to high magnification (the 6.4mm one) plus an apochromatic 2x barlow, which will double the magnification of any eyepiece you use with it, while maintaining a nice wide opening to look through.
Plus the filters, which can be used on planets to help bring out some detail.
It seems like a good price.
2007-08-03 15:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a waste of money. The Barlow lens is junk, at least two of the eyepieces you'll probably never use, and the filters, see below. I'd spend the money instead on a couple of _good_ eyepieces that I'd use every night; which ones depend on your telescope.
Filters are a popular purchase for beginners because they're cheap and hold out the promise of making faint planetary detail more visible. In practice all they do is turn the planets ugly colours and don't really enhance the view. The only way to see more detail on the planets is to practice; making drawings of what you see really helps.
2007-08-01 10:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by GeoffG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
$300 for 6 medium quality eyepieces, a Barlow, a set of filters and a case isn't bad. Not a super deal, but not bad. The different eyepieces give different magnifications. The 2x Barlow doubles the magnification of any eyepiece it is used with. The filters are just broad band, general color filters; not narrow band filters. They can bring out some details in some objects that are harder to see with no filter, although I have not found them very useful myself. The case is nice too.
2007-08-01 08:16:16 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I'm reading the links correctly, it looks like those optics let you switch to different magnifications. That might be handy.
2007-08-01 08:00:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you really want the best advice email the astronomer who helped me with mine. she'll give you expert advice and help you learn about them . you won't be dissapointed!
Her name is starr and she's nice!! a great teacher too .
Her email asktheastronomer@email.com
Her site :
http://asktheastronomer.blogspot.com
2007-08-01 09:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋