Meade 114eq-ar - Meade 114EQ-AR 114mm Telescope 4.5" Equatorial Reflector with Red Dot Finder Scope, Full-Size Tripod, 2 Eyepieces, Meade Autostar Suite Software 04067

Optics awesome. Best scope for the money. DVD tutorials a must to understand mount/tracking and balancing the unit. TIP; have the unit aligned sideways so you have the short-throw adjustment for up-down fine tuning, and the other 360 adjustment tracks object across sky. That up/down issue had me baffled for awhile. Two issues with hardware; (1) knobs tightening the bands around tube. As tight as threads allow, bands are not snug around tube, one band has 1/8" of slop. Had to find thick washer bushings to insert to get a bit more clamp-down to the band tightening. (2) the wingbolts to loosen the axis alignment for hand adjustment looks the same as the wingbolt that holds scope to the mount. Loosen the wrong one and the scope will fall to the ground. Should be a hex head bolt for that one. Going to Ace Hardware soon.
Pros: optics
Cons: 1 or 2 hardware issues

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