Watch The LENSPEN Clean Dirty Telescope Eyepieces (a gift from my wife)

[@127Foxtrot]

It's a great device, I still have my original LensPen for over 2 decades now.

[@AstronomyGarage]

Glad to hear it! I'm still using mine too.

[@ThomDoonan]

These are really amazing. I have been using them since the early 90's to clean my camera lenses. And was really tickled when I saw them re-branded by Celestron. I have my old one, which still works and got a Celestron branded one with a cleaning "Kit" that I got as a Christmas gift a couple years ago.

[@AstronomyGarage]

Thank you for your comment. Some others have asked if these can be used on regular camera lenses.

[@ThomDoonan]

Absolutely. It is actually what they were designed for.

[@MacM545]

I was surprised myself. Will try it on a variety of things.

[@garyb6219]

I'll have to try this. I take my scope to a lot of star parties and fingerprints on eyepieces are my battle scars. Thanks.

[@AstronomyGarage]

Let me know how it goes. I've found it very helpful.

[@garyb6219]

@@AstronomyGarage I just tried it out and it worked great. All ten of my Televue eyepieces and all sixteen of my Lumicon filters. The filters all had a slight haze on them that I'd never noticed. But then I've had them close to twenty years. Also on the three eyepieces for my Coronado. I ordered the MoveShootMove and will try that on the Coronado this weekend, I'll let you know how that goes. Thanks!!

[@mikeh-lu4cx]

Got one on your link :) thanks

[@AstronomyGarage]

Thank you! I hope it provides a lot of clean eyepieces for you.

[@jimwaller5465]

@@AstronomyGarage Ditto... Thank you! Great Channel and info sir!

[@ThomDoonan]

Also you want to start in the center of the lens and work you way out to the edge in a circular motion to use the entire surface of the pad.

[@AstronomyGarage]

This is very helpful. Thanks!

[@Stephen-gp8yi]

I just ordered a lense cleaning kit from eBay.shame I didn’t watch this video first!

[@AstronomyGarage]

Don't return it! These lens pens are great for fingerprints and smudges, but sometimes you need that lens cleaning kit, especially the squeeze bulb.

[@Stephen-gp8yi]

@@AstronomyGarage yeah I’ve got the squeeze bulb.ive just seen a pair of lense pens on eBay for 5.99 pounds.may as well order them as well as getting the celestron cleaning kit also!

[@Vic-pz5oh]

I have the same pen but just realised it had a pad at one end😂

[@ericbarnett6771]

Me too. I thought it was just a brush...

[@AstronomyGarage]

Happy to help! It's a useful discovery.

[@RoofMonkey911]

Don’t want to test or trust that the ES eyepiece is truly waterproof? Yeah… me either! That lens pen looks like a definite must buy! Especially after public events I bring scopes too.. SO many eyelash, makeup, etc.. marks on eyepieces afterwards 😢

[@AstronomyGarage]

The only unknown is how long it's good for. I assume that at some point, it won't' be able to absorb any more smudges?

[@janomacko5764]

Actually, O-III filter is my item, which si the most vulnerable to fingerprints :-)

[@AmatureAstronomer]

Kinda neat. Might pick one up. Does it work on a camera lens or a reducer/corrector?

[@AstronomyGarage]

I've never used it on a camera lens, so I can't say how well it would work.

[@klttrll]

Do you still own the explore scientific eyepiece? I have the same one and was wondering if you like it or not?

[@AstronomyGarage]

I do, but I almost never use it. I fills me with dread that I'll accidentally drop it.

[@RoofMonkey911]

@@AstronomyGarageIf you ever want to sell it….. 😉

[@Amradar123]

How many cleanings can you do with one?

[@AstronomyGarage]

That's a big question. I've used it a dozen or so times and it still works, but I suspect it will stop working some time.

[@StuffyToaster]

I can second the motion on those lens pens. They work great. Much better than using the cat.

[@johnbaker1263]

Looks like the Nikon.

[@AstronomyGarage]

I think LensPen makes them for lots of different companies.

[@krazyhorse448]

so lens aren't dishwasher safe? JK I use Q-tips and distilled water

[@AstronomyGarage]

Well, my ES eyepieces are supposedly hermetically sealed... but I wouldn't risk it.

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

@@AstronomyGarage I know we're all just joking here, but whether something is waterproof or not isn't the only issue. A dishwasher is a very harsh environment. It can damage things that should have no trouble with water, even hot water. E.g. toss in an aluminium moka pot, and it'll come out ruined. I believe this is due to the harsh chemicals added to diswasher soap to allow it to wash off caked-on food without scrubbing. I've seen my dishwasher ruin aluminium and the paint layer on painted aluminium. Toss in that eyepiece, and the paint is ruined. Don't know what it'll do to the coatings on the glass, but one thing's for certain: it won't improve them.

[@krazyhorse448]

@@EvenTheDogAgrees I wouldn't even dream of putting them in a dish washer, But others might think I was serious so thanks, I would hate that my joke cost someone a high $$$$ eye piece. I can hear it now, But bro it's just glass, yes it is but how many plates or glasses you know cost $1000.00 each? My Teleview 17mm was gifted to me and I looked up the price and I instantly turned into Sméagol, "My Precious!" It cost 3 times my scope and mount! Yeah I got a Celestron Bird/Jones and you know the one! Collimated, it's pretty good for what it is. When you are poor you just want to keep trying to see things and I enjoy what I can see and long for M81/82 which keeps me horse trading till the day I get to see it, and it's not a smudge where I think I have a finger print on my lens.

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

@@krazyhorse448 Lol, tell me about "trying to see things". Just came in from outside, just watching some stars with the naked eye (well, ok, with my glasses, or they'd just be smudges), trying to see what I could distinguish through the local light pollution. I remember as a kid, both Ursa Major and Ursa Minor were easy to see. Now I just see Ursa Major, but most stars in Ursa Minor are so dim they're really hard to make out. Although tonight appears to be a good night, as I could, with some effort, make out most of them. Unfortunately, finding truly dark skies in Europe is near impossible. Especially now that most places seem to be phasing out those yellow sodium lights for bright white LED monstrosities. As for telescopes, I still have the Omegon 130/920 EQ2 I started out with, which currently goes for around €289 ($309), including the mount. Upgraded the viewfinder, Barlow and eyepieces (nothing too fancy, just some SVBony kit that was better than the ones that came with the scope), and still using it for visual observation. It's probably pretty meh, compared to more expensive scopes, but it's good enough for me. Was given to me by a friend who knew I was interested in trying astrophotography. Tried to make that work, but that thing is just too flimsy to hold a camera. I've since gotten a 72/420 apochromat and star tracker for astrophotography, but for pure visual, I still prefer that entry level Omegon reflector. Perhaps someday I'll upgrade to some Schmitt-Cassegrain or similar, for portability reasons (and to get a wider can). But for the foreseeable future, I'm good.

[@AstronomyGarage]

I can see the Big Dipper still, but almost nothing of the Little Dipper.