willburrrr2003

Good morning all, I am preparing to clean up this old Meade Telescope I was given. Looking at it close the other day I found that the main scope body is dented and I am wondering if you this is a problem that will affect operation. Regards, Will

Hello @RT65CB-SWL, thanks for your reply and the great info!! Regards, Will

Good morning everyone, years ago I had a great sky view and would get my cheap telescope out and look at the moon,Mars, and Jupiter. I could see the big spot and 3 moons. It was pretty cool., even with a cheap finicky telescope that would loose the image if I sneezed lol. That was 2009. Fast forward to present...I was given a Meade 114eq-dh4 telescope last week. My friend bought it new many years ago, tried to use it a few times....got frustrated and stuck it in a corner never to be messed with since. It's a bit dusty, but has all the starfinder controller, motors, and battery pack and all the original lenses. I am excited to get this telescope cleaned up and in use. Can you folks recommend how to clean this telescope up without damaging it? Regards, Will