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Steve,
Get it checked out.
I had a similar experience with discovering my first cataract thinking I was looking through a dirty EP or Barlow. It turned out that I had inherited my cataracts from my mum's side of the family. At a relatively early age (48) I had my first cataract removed and the second one done about 3 months later. I had no idea that I had them until I tried to clean a "smudge" from my barlow!
The op is painless and except for having to put drops in for about 6 weeks and not lifting anything heavy in the first week there was no hassle at all. And the one thing I remember after having the first cataract removed was the amount of colour that I'd been missing out on. Everything was so vivid!!
It's worth having your eyes checked anyway - they're an important part of astronomy.
Cheers,
Mario
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