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A 26mm Plossl in a 2x barlow is likely to be prone to blackouts making it very awkward to use. Acc to the Meade page linked above, the scope has a long focal length of 1900mm, so you will not have much use for a barlow (because it will give too much power with most eyepieces).
If you are looking for an inexpensive solution, you could pick up some plossls: 9, 12 and 15mm GS. $39 a pop from Andrews. These will cover the mid-to-high power range of the scope, giving 211x, 158x and 127x. Don't believe Meade that the scope can usefully do 500x. There is no way with 125mm aperture! At the low power end you might also consider a 32mm Plossl for the widest possible true field of view.
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