Scratch in telescope

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dysam
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Scratch in telescope

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Hi guys,

While cleaning my refractor, I accidentally scraped about a 4mm long by 1mm width of paint of the interior of the telescope. I would like to ask whether it will affect me taking astrophotos , thanks.

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Re: Scratch in telescope

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dysam wrote:Hi guys,

While cleaning my refractor, I accidentally scraped about a 4mm long by 1mm width of paint of the interior of the telescope. I would like to ask whether it will affect me taking astrophotos , thanks.

Dysam
I doubt the paint will affect the photons, unless its a significant area that causeslight reflection but I won't worry too much about it.
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