Eyepiece Care & Cases

I finally got a nice case with die-cut foam for each eyepiece. I think it will really help me avoid an eyepiece disaster in the future.

So, here are the goofy question of the night:

How do you store the eyepieces in the case? Is it o.k. to store the eyepieces in the case without their dust caps over each end? Is it o.k. to ditch the little plastic canisters that some of them come with?

I have fairly inexpensive eyepieces, but would hate to store them improperly and find out that I'm scratching them or getting them dusty in some unknown manner. Thanks!

I don't think there is a wrong way. As long as the glass does not come in contact with the foam, and dust is minimized. Dust on ep's is an experiment we all run at our observing sites. It's easy to fix with an air bulb, or something similar.

Dust combined with dew(or frost) should be avoided. Keep any ep covered that is not in the focuser. An ounce of prevention...