I posted on the Officina Stellare group and the good news is that I got a reply from Riccardo that he will sent a replacement and also a retrofit that will eliminate the halos that I am seeing.
The bad news is that it will take a few weeks.
The ugly news is that I can't collimate with this piece of felt hanging there. So, I have to remove the dew shield for now - which means that the front plate is VERY exposed and will collect dew :-(
