I've been in amateur astronomy for a long time and never saw anyone put a sticker on a mirror! Whoever coated the mirror probably put the sticker on it. There's a possiblity however that extreme heat loosened the adhesive, maybe when the sticker was on the back of the mirror and it migrated to the front. I don't know.
Have you looked at the coating with a magnifying glass to make sure there's no significant damage? Minor scratches and such won't affect the image or view. But if the coating is dulled or significantly damaged the coating might need to be stripped and redone. Probably that would cost around $100-150 including shipping. BTW, if you do that, look at Majestic Coating in New Jersey. Haven't had a mirror coated in years but they always did a great job.
I think that the first issue I have with the whole situation though is that you didn't see the sticker on the mirror on day 1. And because of that you passed up the chance to return the scope and find something else. For that reason I believe the fair thing is to accept that you have a working scope and start lookup at the sky. I'd leave the other guy alone. IMHO.
Tom P.
Have you looked at the coating with a magnifying glass to make sure there's no significant damage? Minor scratches and such won't affect the image or view. But if the coating is dulled or significantly damaged the coating might need to be stripped and redone. Probably that would cost around $100-150 including shipping. BTW, if you do that, look at Majestic Coating in New Jersey. Haven't had a mirror coated in years but they always did a great job.
I think that the first issue I have with the whole situation though is that you didn't see the sticker on the mirror on day 1. And because of that you passed up the chance to return the scope and find something else. For that reason I believe the fair thing is to accept that you have a working scope and start lookup at the sky. I'd leave the other guy alone. IMHO.
Tom P.
Some astronomers see things as they are and say WOW!
Some astronomers see things that were never really there and say it's AVERTED VISION.
