Re: Cleaning a mirror


Cerdic wrote:
> I borrowed an Odyssey 1 (16", I think) telescope from my school. I
> started looking at some stars and Mars and noticed that the telescope
> seemed badly out of collimation (it was collimated before leaving school, I
> figured the transport changed that). Well, collimation still seemed ok,
> but I found that the mirror is extremely dirty.
>
> Is there a good way to clean the mirror? Can I just pop the back
> open, take the mirror out, and clean it with a water/isopropyl alcohol mix,
> or is this something I shouldn't mess with?

Hi:

The Odyssey I is a 13.1" scope (the next size up, the Odyssey II was
17.5"). At any rate, _leave it alone_. You won't help anything and will
possibly do major damage to a scope that doesn't belong to you.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
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