[Ian Robinson]

My primary was not in the OTA, but was out of the OTA , stored in it's cell , with the special paper over it , upside down in the box which had a cotton sheet over it .

So it should be dust free. Too bad about those couple finger prints I managed to get on the just cleaned mirror when I was doing my dry run on collimating the OTA and installing the mirror and cell . (Will get a wash before I place the catseye centre spot and reinstall it and the cell and do a proper collimation).

My secondary was in the OTA , which was standing with the secondary facing down with a dustcap over the top end of the OTA (special size for the 300mm NB UPVC tube I'm using for my OTA , that I bought .... expensive at the local plumbing supply on Monday .... lucky me to have this before the dust storms). There is a dust shadow on the old kitchten bench (where the OTA was standing) I am using as my garage work bench in the garage that the OTA was ontop of. It looks like very little dust entered unsealed focusor , as it was probably very still in the garage so the dust precipated rather than circulating in there.

I can't see any dust on the flocking or the secondary. So I think I'm fine.

I expect lots of dobs and newts in NSW, QLD have pretty dusty mirrors now.

Is your's one of these ?