EyeOpener setup for CCD imaging
Here's the setup I'm using for attaching a f/3.3 focal reducer and DSI II Color camera to my 14" GPS.
t EyeOpener to the 3-1/4" male thread extending from the backplate of the scope.
t Next attach the Meade microfocuser to the EyeOpener.
t Next insert the Schmidt threaded adapter (supplied by Meade with the microfocuser) into the microfocuser (smooth end in, threaded end out).
t Next attach the f/3.3 reducer to the Schmidt thread now protruding from the microfocuser.
t Next attach the 30mm spacer to the T adapter supplied with the DSI II to the Schmidt thread now protruding from the microfocuser.
t And finally, attach your CCD imager to the reducer.
The outside diameter of the EyeOpener is exactly the same dimensions as the Meade 1.5" visual back when the Meade back is equipped with the thin adapter ring that accepts the microfocuser - the only difference being the the EyeOpener is a single part and has a full 2" aperture. There will be no loss of back-focus distance.