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Kim Wipes

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Duchek Consulting Services LLC ----Astronomy, Chemistry, 
Science, Education, Hobbies
Check out my personal astro page, StarGeezer Home!

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Star Charts
Amateur Telescope Making
Other Stuff! Other Stuff!
Telrad Finder Charts
A.T.M. Black Stuff Red LED Products Used & One of a kind Items, page1
Alignment Star Charts A.T.M PTFE (Teflon)
TraveLite Filter Case Used & One of a kind Items, page 2
North & South Limiting Magnitude Charts Customized  Counterweights Travelite Equipment Cases Hot Links
Meteor Radiant Chart  OTA Cradles
Pupil Gauge Contact Us
Lunar Resolution Chart (NEW!!)

Custom Planispheres Just Good Ideas
A.S.O. Cleaning Products (prepared by a Chemist)
Free Programs
Canned Ham (Prepared Short Talks)
A.S.O. Cleaner/Rinse Sets & Isopropanol Spritzer Bottles
Bumper Stickers/ Eyepatches Chemistry Services
Pegasus and Andromeda Field Lens Cleaning Kits
Custom Payments
Cleaning kit refills, Kim-Wipes

Trouble with the site?  If you have any trouble using this site or placing an order, please let us know.  Email: duchekcs@duchekconsult.com

 
On ASO Cleaning Solutions

May 1:  A certain company purchases our ASO cleaning solution for non Astronomical needs.  Here is what their tech support says about our product.


Received 05/01/2008
"Actually, we use your product to clean daylight readable LCD monitor faceplates. They are used in local, state and federal gov't applications as a display for various types of cameras. There can be no visible dust, extraneous particles, etc on the glass from a viewing distance of 24 inches.  The front of the glass is diamond coated but the rear of the glass has a pH sensitive coating and can be damaged by mildly acidic or basic solutions.  We have tested quite a few commercial formulations and have had streaking difficulties with them all. Used properly we don't have any problems with yours."
"Thanks to Dr. Sherrod and yourselves, it's a lot quicker and easier to get monitors back to the customer.  We are very pleased with the product. "

Malcolm S.
Technical Support


No visible dust, no particles, no residue, no streaking....Isn't that just what you want too?


April: Another new product from necessity!  My telrad finder took a dive onto a concrete floor and broke the flat glass insert seen to the left.  I searched the internet for a replacement, but couldn't find one.  I was able to make a new one for it out of Lexan (unbreakable) plastic.   I realized there are probably others out there with the same problem so I made a few extra.  One of them is sitting on the right.  They come covered so they are in pristine condition.  The side with the blue marker on it is the side that should go up (has UV protection on that side for sun exposure)

These can be purchased on the bumper sticker/eyepatch page for $6 which includes US shipping.




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We located a bunch of silk pirate's eyepatches and bought them up.  These are nice for covering one eye while viewing with the other.  No more squinting!  Just leave both eyes open and one eye is blocked  by the eye patch.  Pictures will be available as soon as I can locate a pirate to model it ;-).  $3 includes shipping in the US. 



March:  Are you going to try the Messier Marathon this year?   Try it using our Messier Telrad Finder Chart.  All of the Messiers targeted in less than 15 pages.  The inside back cover has
a suggested order for finding them in the Marathon.  The whole laminated book for $18 & $3 shipping in the US.  Each book also comes with a $7 off coupon for any of our more advanced Telrad
Finder Charts.   The "Best 300" also has all the Messier objects and the Marathon chart.  It also has over 190 additional deep sky objects.  Either one will have you finding more faster!


Here is what a few of my users have to say about my TFCs on Cloudy Nights. 
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2333181/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1679618/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1666435/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1


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StarParty MSRAL meeting: in St. Charles, MO June 21, 2008.

Use 'ScopeTrader' and  Astro-Mall and Astroclassifieds.com for buying and selling your used equipment.  They are great free sites!  No $12 fee to sign up or to change your email address or other data.  Even if you post your stuff on Astromart, post on these too and  help them grow.  Competition is a good thing. There are more and more people finding these sites friendlier and cheaper to buy and sell on.
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