Cleaning SCT mirror
I have previously cleaned my corrector in distilled water and with a little alcohol but have never done more than dusted the mirror with a rocket blower..Not keen to do it again.
Now it seems having the reducer left on too long and some surprising condensation has led to a dirty mirror and perhaps the beginning of growth.
There are new tiny white spots and when looking in with a torch at night some very tiny shiny pinpoints. Condensation? Dust?
Worth cleaning or just go back to shorter exposures.? I also wonder if alcohol misted on the mirror would kill everything and leave no marks.
Perhaps when cooling down I should leave the corrector off and use a heater at the back near the mirror.
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