I was out Saturday planning to do an all nighter with the Orionids but in the end I was defeated by dew and had to call it a night due to dew.
I found my eyepieces & filters all fogged up and the correcting plate on my telescope which made it impossible to see deep sky objects, I waited for Mars to rise to view it for the first time but it looked like just an orange fuzzy blurry ball.
This is my first dew experience and have seen dew heaters & dew shields and wondering if they really work and if this occurs often and how do I prevent my eyepieces and charts on the table from getting drenched?
