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FirstSight
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Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?
08/16/08 01:58 AM

ROR optical lens cleaning solution
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Orion optical cloth + a second identical cloth from [?brand? - sold for expensive camera lenses] - sometimes I also use a Q-tip (see link below)
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a judicious small amount of distilled water, if needed

BTW: TeleVue has a tutorial webpage specifically about cleaning eyepieces (e.g. those expensive Nagler and Ethos EP] at:
http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=143

I was rather surprised that Uncle Al says it's ok to use acetone as your cleaning solution, provided it's in pure form (and not mixed with oils or perfumes as nail polish remover usually is). I'd think you'd need to be wary about how acetone might interact with some of the non-glass parts of the EP, even if it's safe to use on lens surfaces per se. I haven't tried acetone myself yet, the ROR has worked just fine so far.

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Chris M., aka "First Sight"
Orion XT12i Dob with Moonlite CR-2 focuser
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How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Brooklyn	08/16/08 01:36 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	DeepSpaceTour	08/16/08 04:44 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	csa/montana	08/16/08 09:50 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Mr. Mike	08/16/08 08:54 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Paul G	08/16/08 06:40 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	cuir	08/16/08 08:19 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	microbes	08/16/08 06:50 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	skypilgrim	08/20/08 04:22 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Albie	08/17/08 12:21 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	eddie kirkland	08/18/08 03:26 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	TexBiker	08/18/08 04:26 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	eddie kirkland	08/19/08 10:02 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Albie	08/19/08 07:01 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Brooklyn	08/19/08 07:27 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	csa/montana	08/19/08 08:20 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Brooklyn	08/20/08 04:38 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	csa/montana	08/20/08 04:58 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Brooklyn	08/20/08 05:18 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	KWB	08/19/08 08:25 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Markus	08/20/08 05:28 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Lawrence Sayre	08/20/08 06:04 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	kaaikop	08/20/08 07:26 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	jmcdonald	08/20/08 03:15 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Brooklyn	08/20/08 04:27 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Bob W6PU	08/19/08 07:45 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Dylan Gladstone	08/18/08 04:40 PM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	FirstSight	08/16/08 01:58 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Paul P	08/16/08 02:27 AM
Re: How do YOU clean your expensive EPs?	Brooklyn	08/16/08 02:31 AM

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