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NO it is NOT missing a lens-- all astronomical telescopes show upside down images.
You can buy an "erecting prism" diagonal for terrestrial viewing, but you do not need it to view the night sky.
Here is an example of the erecting prism: http://www.astronomics.com/main/product.asp/catalog_name/Astronomics/category_name/EDNECFUVSRWS8KLNTU5E38XSE1/product_id/6329
The alignment stars will be nearby BUT MAY NOT BE in the eyepiece-- you must center the alignment stars using the hand controller-- after you center the second star the GOTOs should be OK.
That is the standard way astonomical telescopes work. If you use a right-angle prism, stand behind the scope and look down, it will reverse to right side up.
Hi there,
the image in your telescope is suposed to be upside down (you'll find it's back to front too!). The reason for this is to get as much light to the eye as possible, the more lenses/mirrors the light has to go through/reflect off, the greater the light loss, and in astronomy you need all the light you can get.
For terestrial viewing, you can purchase, quite cheeply, an image erecting adaptor. This will make your image the right way up. For the best terestrial viewing, you can still purchase prismatic adaptors. Best bet would be ebay.
If I can be of any further help, don't hesitate
If its new and defective I would strongly suggest you contact Meade tech support. They?ll get you fixed up and it should be covered by the warranty.
If you need parts Meade?s web site has a store where you can buy them direct. If you don?t see what you need listed call them up and ask.
Parts: http://www.meade4m.com/4mshop/parts/
Customer support: (800) 626-3233
Web site: http://www.meade.com/
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