[AZ-Observing] Re: Hour of Darkness from Science Center

On Mar 30, 2008, at 9:06 AM, Rick Tejera wrote:

> As for the PFD, That's why I have a cheap (Actually free) old 20mm  
> Edmund
> Ortho eyepiece. That's what goes in the scope during public SP's. I  
> don't;
> have to worry about fingerprints & such on the $200 chunks-o-glass.

This is a common strategy, but I don't see the need for it. No one is  
likely to leave anything on my eyepieces that won't clean up very  
easily. The only reason I even bothered to thumb off the thickening  
deposits was that it was hurting the quality of the view.



Joe Bergeron

Fellow, International Association of Astronomical Artists

http://www.joebergeron.com



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