WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 So I asked my dad to disassemble yo optics to my maksutov and after cleaning it I thought I came out spotless, but after I inspected the lens I found this will this impact my imaging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam J Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, WilliamAstro said: So I asked my dad to disassemble yo optics to my maksutov and after cleaning it I thought I came out spotless, but after I inspected the lens I found this will this impact my imaging? no not even slightly. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik271 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 No, it's too small to make any difference. In fact cleaning the mirror and front corrector can introduce micro scratches over time which scatter the light and have worse effect than any dust or small blemishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Nik271 said: No, it's too small to make any difference. In fact cleaning the mirror and front corrector can introduce micro scratches over time which scatter the light and have worse effect than any dust or small blemishes. I only cleaned the front corrector once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Nik271 said: No, it's too small to make any difference. In fact cleaning the mirror and front corrector can introduce micro scratches over time which scatter the light and have worse effect than any dust or small blemishes. Plus I had to clean it because it suffered with optical fungus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 The coating on the secondary can be rubbed off and it looks like that’s what has started to happen. I would be more worried about looking at the inside of this mirror to see if the reflective coating was damaged by the cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 1 minute ago, bosun21 said: The coating on the secondary can be rubbed off and it looks like that’s what has started to happen. I would be more worried about looking at the inside of this mirror to see if the reflective coating was damaged by the cleaning I didn’t use any fluid to clean the dust off, just a cloth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, bosun21 said: The coating on the secondary can be rubbed off and it looks like that’s what has started to happen. I would be more worried about looking at the inside of this mirror to see if the reflective coating was damaged by the cleaning Plus I seen the primary mirror and nothing is wrong with it, i took photos of the moon today and Uranus and nothing looks bad from what has been done so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 6 minutes ago, bosun21 said: The coating on the secondary can be rubbed off and it looks like that’s what has started to happen. I would be more worried about looking at the inside of this mirror to see if the reflective coating was damaged by the cleaning I took a look at the telescope and I never any coating damage, this is only the first time I ever cleaned it this way. The weird shapes and discolouring is just the reflections of my room, the black scratches are on the inside of the OTA and not the mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 I’m talking about the inside of your little secondary mirror. The mark was made by cleaning the inside of that mirror. If you have used it and it’s all good then your fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 If it’s a reflection then disregard what I have said regarding your mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 The 127 is a fantastic little scope and punches way above it’s weight. I love mine and I use it regularly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 (edited) 56 minutes ago, bosun21 said: If it’s a reflection then disregard what I have said regarding your mirror The reflections are not damages to the coating, I seen the mirror and the main as well and it looks just fine Edited March 8, 2022 by WilliamAstro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 That’s what I said. Disregard what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamAstro Posted March 9, 2022 Author Share Posted March 9, 2022 14 hours ago, bosun21 said: That’s what I said. Disregard what I said. Ok, my apologies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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