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First
Contact (FC) is an engineered polymer that was created to clean
precision surfaces without damaging them or leaving a residue.
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most demanding applications call for First Contact, from laser
labs to guided missile windows to CCD detectors, etchings, precision
mirrors, lenses and so many more. FC can be applied without physically
touching the surface with your hands. |
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Dream
is a US distributor of First Contact. |
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Click here
for recent images from the latest Keck cleaning trip. |
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Click on the photo to the left for recent images from the
cleaning of a 1m Cassegrain telescope.
Photos courtesy of Lulin Observatory, NCU,
Taiwan. |
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First Contact is applied, allowed to cure and then peeled away
from the surface. This product can clean mirrors, filters, lenses,
CCD cover windows, etc.. |
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First Contact can be used on an optic while it is still in the
telescope structure. |
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It can also be used at low temperatures. It was used successfully
on a Keck segment when the temperature was 0C/32F. |
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It brings back the reflectivity to a nearly perfect match of
a freshly coated mirror. This exceeds the performance of CO2
snow. |
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Click here
for additional information. |
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