Cleaning Scope

Hello, I have a Meade- ETX 90 and have been using it religiously. Have included some pictures and was wondering how to clean the scope. Thanks.

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Blow off dust using a photographic blower (or a clean ketchup bottle works well), follow with a soft lens brush. For a lens solution I like to use a 50/50 solution of isopropyl acohol (rubbing alcohol) and distilled water with a drop or two of dishwashing detergent. Apply with 100% surgical cotton balls. As long as you're reasonably careful you should be OK - the optics on my ETX are pretty tough. However, they haven't been subjected to the frosted mini-wheats....

You can find more detailed instructions at http://www.company7.com/library/clean.html

Doug Tanaka