Posts Made By: Alan Strauss

Steve-
I am no expert on this, but I do own an oil spaced objective, a TEC 140 and here is what I believe to be true...

Only two companies in the US currently produce oil spaced telescope objectives...TEC and Astro-Physics. So I would suggest that perhaps one of those companies may do the service, if the fee was right and they had the time.

In terms of the "oil," I know that TEC uses what they term an "immersion liquid" that they distinguish from "oil". So if you were even considering doing this yourself, you may want to try and find out exactly what it is that TEC or Astro-Physics uses...and I would hazard a guess that this knowledge may be proprietary.

I know that is not much help, but maybe you can contact TEC or AP and go from there.

Alan

Don-

Living in Tucson as you do, here is my advice: Head straight to either Starizona, or Stellar Vision and try out some eyepieces for yourself. Starizona has viewing from their store several nights each week, so call and find out which nights...haul your scope up there and plop several types of eyepieces into your scope. I am not sure if Stellar Vision has night time viewing, but they have a large stock of new and used eyepieces and Frank has been known to let folks take used eyepieces home to try them out. Finally, if you are not a member of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Organization, you may consider joining and heading to one of the three monthly star parties they host...lots of folks willing to let you try eyepieces at those events.

Best,
Alan

JD-

I agree! and to the earlier poster...I am over 40!