StephenH

Hi I think you may be right about the paint flakes, not going to rush into anything since the rest of the telescope is absolutely pristine new condition, thanks for the advice

Hi and thanks for the replies and welcome It looks like the debris is possibly internal because when on near focus they dissappear then when focussed on infinity, i.e you can see the circular reticule the spots are evident, I have located the screw to remove the eyepiece but will not attempt this until I have a screwdriver that fits perfectly, not going to rush the job since other than this the telescope is in pristine 'from the factory 'condition

HI I bought a TAL 2M last week, its been in storage since 1997 and was absolutely as new with eyepieces still wrapped in tissue and packed in original wood cases, (I bought one back in 96 and let it go), BIG MISTAKE!), It is a one off find , but on assembly I have noticed quite a few black specks in the finder, despite fact that the finder was totally unused still wrapped in tissue, any advice appeciated on how I can remove/clean these, other than that this TAL is in absolutely original condition and is as far as I am concerned a once in a lifetime find