Rather than purchasing Meade's #124 2x barlow, I chose a cheaper alternative.
I cannot compare this to the Meade model but I must can say I have no complaints with this Saxon 2x achromatic barlow - so for the budget conscious why not give it a try.
In Australia Meade distributors are few and far between and many will stock the scopes but accessories are harder to come by.
I found this in a local telescope shop. It basically does what it says - doubles the eyepiece magnifying power -

The images below show views through the lens (via a cheap digital camera) both with and without the 2x barlow.
Note images you see through the lens will be of similar proportions but will be alot clearer and brighter.

	Straight Through	2 x Barlow
25mm
9mm

The view through a 4mm eyepiece with barlow is something like this:

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