20 Most Recent Meade 114EQDH4 (36 x 114mm) Telescope - Page 2 Questions & Answers

POINT THE END with the cap toward the sky. The mirror is on the bottom of the scope. Then put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the focuser, practice focusing on a distant object during the day time.

All of Meade's manuals are on this web site-- find your telescope:

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

download manualhttp://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/Reflectors/Meade114STEQ-D.pdf

Contact Meade here:
http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

Contact Meade customer service here:
http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

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

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

The above should fit your needs.

I noticed that they have a new 32bit/64bit USB software upgrade.

Are the batteries FRESH? if they are you may have a bad motor. Contact Meade customer service:
http://www.meade.com/support/index.html

It sounds like BAD batteries. Try new ones first before sending it to Meade.

Check for shaft locks being engaged, and for motor bearing issues.

Go to Home Depot or Lowes. They have very small bubble levels. Also any well stocked hardware store will also sell them.

Yes, all astronomical telescopes show a reverse image. You can buy an "erecting prism diagonal" to use for terrestrial viewing.

It's normal-- there is no up or down in space, and to erect the image just introduces more glass surfaces into the light path.

What kind of telescope???

What brand, any numbers written on it???
We need more information.

You will never be able to use the 3X barlow which TRIPLES the magnification of any eyepiece-- it's just too much for such a small scope. All astronomical telescopes have upside down images--- there is no up or down in space.

Here is the manual for your telescope--

http://meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/Reflectors/Meade%20114%20EQ-ASB%20manual.pdf

The mirror at the bottom should NOT be covered-- with felt? Unless this was something Meade did to protect the mirror from dust and dirt during shipping?

I have the disk and you can also download a lot of software from the Meade site
http://www.meade.com/support/downloads.html

The software is not aiming software though.

Hope that helps. You can contact me at greg at razorpond dot com

Try here: http://www.nexstarsite.com/NSOL.htm.

That is the software that has been shipping with it. You'll also find lots of great information on the Nexstar Resource Site.

Other software such as Starry Night should work too.

-jodair

the eye piece that came with your scope is too powerful... look on ebay or a site that sells telescopes. also look at the size of your eye piece holder... my ds-114 came with a 0.96 holder, these are an odd size.. the other size is 1.25 and the eye pieces are much easier to find. try looking at the moon when it is cresent shaped and start from there. if you have the autostar, you have to go through a set up sequence to start. then the scope will track the objects that you select on the goto function. don't give up!

First-- never buy a telescope in Wal Mart or Costco--

Buy from one of these online retailers--

http://www.optcorp.com/default.aspx

http://www.telescope.com/control/main/

http://www.agenaastro.com/


Look at these telescopes first---
http://www.agenaastro.com/Meade-LightBridge-12-Dobsonian-Telescope-p/t-me-lb12.htm

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=dobsonians/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=08042

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=dobsonians/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=27189

http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=refractors/~pcategory=telescopes/~product_id=24280

Here is the Meade manual--
http://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/Reflectors/062002Jupiter114EQ-D.pdf

Practice focusing during the daytime on a distant object at least 100 yards away.

First download and read the manuals at:

http://www.meade.com/manuals/TelescopeManuals/AutostarManuals/Autostar497english.pdf

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

Do these steps in this order--

Reset
Calibrate Motors
Train Drives
Set-- Time, Date, Site, Daylight Savings to NO right now in USA
Calibrate Sensors (certain telescope models)

Do an Automatic alignment and center on the Brightest star--

Clear Skies

A good source is Orion Telescopes at www.telescopes.com