@@Naztronomy Thanks Naz!! Yeah that makeup brush does a really nice job of pre-cleaning. Many times there’s nothing else needed to do after bulb blowing and brushing. Cheers! Doug
Great video, Doug! I just cleaned my filters a couple weeks ago. No more dust motes for a while, I hope. But, I wish I'd seen this video before I started. There are some great tips here!
Hi Doug, for you and your viewers never touch the brush or anything that will touch the mirrors or glass as everyone's has oil on their skin, that gets transferred from the brush to the glass or mirrors. Also don't try to blow with your mouth to remove dust as it will be spit...LOL ask me how I know?
Hi WMM!! Thanks for stopping by and commenting with a great tip!! lol I may or may not have first-hand experience with blowing spit on a lens!! Pleasing the 5th 😂 Cheers! Doug
@@thecampingastronomer8554 thanks for watching and commenting!! No worries on the finger print! It’ll clean up real easy with solution and a pec pad. Cheers! Doug
Hi Doug, if I may offer some advice which has helped my cleaning sessions. Before I touch anything like the brush tips and cloths for cleaning I find it useful to put some surgical gloves on as to avoid transferring oil and grease from my fingers onto said items. All the best mate!
Hi KTD!! Thanks for stopping by and commenting with a great tip!! Yeah, i was lazy, I have a pack of surgical gloves in my kit.. What's one of the first things I do? Touch a filter LOL! Cheers! Doug
Good tips. I see one donut mote in my flats for my C8. I need to clean my image train. Are motes in flats due to dust in the image train or can it be dust on the corrector plate or the primary mirror. Did you ever do a cleaning video for your C8? Thanks.
@@KJRitch Hi KJ! Motes can generally be anywhere but you probably won’t see them in your images if on corrector or mirror unless they are really bad. You can kind of tell where the motes are by size. If they are very small dots then those will usually be on your sensor or sensor window. If they are small donuts then probably on one side or other of your filter. If larger donut then probably on your reducer. On my HD I’ve got the built in baffle lens and if it gets dust it will be a huge donut. So basically the further from the sensor the larger the mote donut. Cheers! Doug
Super helpful info! Thanks Doug!
Thanks Lance! Glad you found this helpful!! Appreciate you stopping by and commenting!
Cheers!
Doug
Very nice tips, Doug! I like the makeup brush idea.
@@Naztronomy Thanks Naz!! Yeah that makeup brush does a really nice job of pre-cleaning. Many times there’s nothing else needed to do after bulb blowing and brushing.
Cheers!
Doug
Great video, Doug! I just cleaned my filters a couple weeks ago. No more dust motes for a while, I hope. But, I wish I'd seen this video before I started. There are some great tips here!
@@deepskydetail Thanks Mark! Appreciate you taking time to watch and leave a comment!!
Cheers!
Doug
Hi Doug, for you and your viewers never touch the brush or anything that will touch the mirrors or glass as everyone's has oil on their skin, that gets transferred from the brush to the glass or mirrors. Also don't try to blow with your mouth to remove dust as it will be spit...LOL ask me how I know?
Hi WMM!! Thanks for stopping by and commenting with a great tip!!
lol I may or may not have first-hand experience with blowing spit on a lens!! Pleasing the 5th 😂
Cheers!
Doug
Great tips here Doug. I have managed to accidentally touch one of my filters, which I still need to sort 😢
@@thecampingastronomer8554 thanks for watching and commenting!! No worries on the finger print! It’ll clean up real easy with solution and a pec pad.
Cheers!
Doug
Hi Doug, if I may offer some advice which has helped my cleaning sessions. Before I touch anything like the brush tips and cloths for cleaning I find it useful to put some surgical gloves on as to avoid transferring oil and grease from my fingers onto said items. All the best mate!
Hi KTD!! Thanks for stopping by and commenting with a great tip!! Yeah, i was lazy, I have a pack of surgical gloves in my kit.. What's one of the first things I do? Touch a filter LOL!
Cheers!
Doug
@ I thought I may of been teaching an intelligent man how to suck eggs there but you never know lol
@@KingTubbyDub Nah, it’s a great callout! I agree 💯 recommend using surgical gloves too!
Good tips. I see one donut mote in my flats for my C8. I need to clean my image train. Are motes in flats due to dust in the image train or can it be dust on the corrector plate or the primary mirror. Did you ever do a cleaning video for your C8? Thanks.
@@KJRitch Hi KJ! Motes can generally be anywhere but you probably won’t see them in your images if on corrector or mirror unless they are really bad. You can kind of tell where the motes are by size. If they are very small dots then those will usually be on your sensor or sensor window. If they are small donuts then probably on one side or other of your filter. If larger donut then probably on your reducer. On my HD I’ve got the built in baffle lens and if it gets dust it will be a huge donut. So basically the further from the sensor the larger the mote donut.
Cheers!
Doug