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Old 22-02-2011, 10:18 PM
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leinad (Dan)
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I suspected a bit of pun Trev.
Seriously; it's a mixed bag of procedures out there for cleaning telescope mirror optics.

Windex has been recommended for cleaning lens; and in some cases using a diluted solution for cleaning and maintaining reflectivity of the mirror.
Though Windex is reported to have some heavy impurities; that over time are reported to eat away(be corrosive) at the mirror coatings and in some cases cause fogging and more streaking then intended during the cleaning process.

A real pain in the a$$ that one might want to avoid.
There's so many recommendations and caution out there it's not funny.
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