My telescope needs a bath!

[ChrisPolston]

Hello, I am new to the listserv. I recently purchased a used Astroscan off eBay. It works pretty well, but I have noticed that its view is very dark compared to my 7x50 binoculars. Is there anyone in MAS that is willing and able to clean an Astroscan?

Thanks,
Chris

[jjones7777]

Greetings Chris,

I've done some work on my astroscan so I might be able to help you. If you can, pm me and send me some photos of your astroscan's mirror and glass window so I can see what you see. In the meantime, you might want to check out this webpage: http://telescopium.org/Astroscan_Repair.html

Also, remember that a pair of binoculars will generally make the skies look inkier w/ more stars just because you're using both your eyes. Aperture is awesome (and often necessary), but it's not substitute for using both eyes - hence the reason for the large binoculars of 100mm of aperture (per eye) or more. There are few things as genuinely inspiring as seeing the deep heavens with both eyes.