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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
Don't be scared to clean the eye lens of your eyepieces. Just make sure you do It carefully with the correct technique and materials. I use a blower bulb to remove loose residue then several cotton buds with 99% isopropyl alcohol. Using each bud for 1 gentle wipe.
Cheers
John B
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John is absolutely correct, don't be scared but if you do it using liquid, then use his method with 99% isopropyl alcohol.
I should have mentioned the use of a blower first or course.
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Originally Posted by ab1963
i would never touch my ep's with a lens pen
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Andrew I did say it was going to sound strange but believe me, The Lens Pen is perfect for optical cleaning especially in this situation where James states that it's "a film of something else over the entire surface."
I've used The Lens Pen on tens of thousands of dollars worth of equipment, from my Canon lenses and cameras right through to my EP collection.
It's never damaged anything and has always brought back that "showroom look" on all my optics.
Just make sure it's the "real McCoy" and not some cheap imitation.
There's a reason why it's so heavily imitated.
Cheers.
RB