It is simply too light for the scope and has a bad habit of shaking at the slightest touch. The one problem I did find on this scope is the flimsy aluminum tripod, they call it “heavy-duty”. Meade has a good reputation for fixing any problems you may have with their telescopes. If you find you are having trouble through no fault of your own, then please return it to Meade or the dealer you purchased the Meade telescope. I have had no such problem but I must point out that when you start to deal with technology things can go wrong. I have heard that people have had trouble with the Autostar on this Meade telescope. In my opinion the new DS-2114 Meade telescope gives great views for a scope in this price range. Then I went on to view the brighter objects in the Milky Way, The Orion Nebula (M42), Pleiades (M45), M81, and M82, and though small all were good viewing. I then viewed Saturn and the Cassini division in Saturn’s rings. I viewed Jupiter and could clearly see 3 cloud bands and Jupiter’s moons. My first night out with this Meade telescope was under clear dark sky. It’s a great looking scope, very light and portable and the optics are quite good for a telescope in this price range.
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