How To Clean Your Telescope Mirror
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at
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Demonstration of Parabolic Mirror Cleaning
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Demonstration of Parabolic Mirror Cleaning
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Ok just an update. I cleaned the mirror like he did i put a towe in the sink because i didnt have a rack like him. I used some soap like he did and cleaned the mirror exactly like he did. My mirror was full of some wierd dried up sticky dew and crap. After i rinsed the mirror off it was super shiny again. Altho i noticed some small streak scratchs on on side of the mirror going down. Im not sure if its because i put my fingers on it. Or the mirror was like that when i got it 3 months ago.
However the mirror is super shiny now. I suggest using distilledwater afterwords tho. City water has clorine and stuff in it and after i set my mirror to dry i tried to get all the water spots off by dabbin a tissue on them but i have like 15 water spots on the mirror. So im going to use distilled water next time.
Thanks ive been thinking of cleaning my 10″ mirror. I looked down one day and saw crap all over it it looked like dust, but after taking it off it wasnt dust but in fact some smeary gunk thats looks alot like dust. I think its dew that collected with dust on the mirror and dried. Hopefully i wont damage my mirror by cleaning it in the sink like you did. Or id cry lol. I was thinking of submerging in it water with dawn, and letting it sit for while then rinse with distilled water.
Great instruction, thanks!I hope it doesn`t matter if the mirror is Pyrex, BK-7, Float or something similar.I gonna clean my mirror this week, i`m still excited.
dude, don`t u find it dangerous cleaning a telescope mirror?..`cause telescopes mirrors are covered with chemicals, and u can wash them off..?
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This is a good video. I recently purchased a second hand 10 inch dob and the mirror needs cleaned. Kind of nervous first time cleaning a mirror. Keep the good videos comin.
One more thanks. Great video. Now I feel more confident on cleaning the mirror of a second hand scope I just picked up. Smaller than this one, but I still didn’t want to destroy the mirror. And yes there are many anal opinions out there.
This is a good video…I tried to do the same but found that i couldn’t wash it in water (long story)So i got some nail polish remover and some cotton balls and they worked wonders. Totally cleaned the mirror and i can’t remember where i read ammonium is excellent for cleaning telescope mirrors. And what d’uno nail polish remover has ammonium in it
Hey thanks, I was going to clean my dusty, little, 10-year-old, 4.5″ mirror. I was imagining cleaning it just how you described but was not sure if I would destroy it or what. It would not be a huge deal if I did it’s only 114mm, but you have given me the confidence to proceed. So many people on the web are so anal and complex in describing how to clean a mirror. I like simple. Though, I think I will use distilled water for the final rinse as my tap water sucks.
Yes you can! You have to CAREFULLY!! pop the mirror out of the casing, then you will see screws underneath the glass. Remove the screws and the casing SHOULD come off. Check the base of it as well ( the part that mounts to the door) there may be a screw there as well. Good luck!!
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Er. Excuse me. 2nd ’scope. Maximum 45 x magnification with f/10 and 100mm aperture? Sorry? The only reason that “new” short focal length scopes have colour corrected objective lenses is because theres something wrong. IE: they’re so fast they wont focus all colours of the spectrum to one point. Resulting in nasty halos around bright objects. If you can’t get 25 x magnification per inch of aperture, don’t bother. Fast ’scopes are crap. The “old boys” knew their stuff.
I mean damn he clean da muthf'ers but he had aspirations of being the guy who loaded the vending machines.
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we just happen to get our daughter her first one this past Christmas and the one we got would be perfect for him it is a Bushnell 150 power Astro/Terrestrial Telescope with Tripod It is super easy to use and it does not have all the weird gadgets to go on it we all love it and my 4 year old already takes it out to the back yard and looks through it all by herself. try looking on ebay for one thats where we got ours and with shipping it was less than 30$.
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Well, when you wake up make your bed. Then start off by vacuuming your room. When your done, start taking the things you have on your floor by putting them where they belong.
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Sure, give me a bit. I actually did one, but, they are so complicated it may take a couple.
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Tan(angle) = (1.45/2)/1.25 = .58 > angle = 30.1 degrees
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You can remove the case from the recorder.Run the unit and use your finger nail to clean off the debris from the wheel.For your hard drive clean it off with compressed air.You can buy it in a spray can.
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