Dew will for on all parts of the scope. This water will not do any good for your scope, and will eventually do you bad. My opinion has always been to leave a telescope in its case in an unheated garage or shed. That way it is at temperature equilibrium when you want to use it and you avoid the condensation. Brent --- Paul C Johnson <pjohnson@xmission.com> wrote:
I am kind of new to the list so I should introduce myself. I live in Tooele and have been into astronomy for years. I have been reading posts in the list for a while and enjoying all the great info. But now I have been bothered with a question that I can't really find the answer to. I hope someone can help me answer it.
I bought a Nexstar 8" SCT about 9 months ago. I think it is a great scope but it is the first SCT that I have owned and I wonder about dew forming on/in it after I bring it inside after an observing session. I always put the lens caps on and store it inside my house when I am done with it. Now that we are getting into the cold weather season, I wonder if there might be a danger of dew forming on/in it because of the sudden change of temp and such. Does anybody have experience on this?
Pau.
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