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Originally Posted by lineout
Hi all,
I'm going down to The Snowy Mountains for Easter and am looking at some dew prevention accessories. I was just wondering what other people use and which is better, a shield or strap, or both?
I've got an 8" Meade LX-90 SCT.
Cheers
Rene
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Hi Rene,
As others have mentioned, when the dew is heavy, you will definitely need both.
At the beginning of any night, even if you don't think you will need a shield
and the dew heaters on, put them on as luck will normally dictate that at some
point during the night you will need them.
Otherwise after a while you start to
wonder why you can't see anything until you check the correcter plate and find it totally
dewed up.
You will also definitely need a strap for the eyepiece as well and if you use a finder
scope, for that as well.
Enjoy your trip and I hope the weather, seeing and transparency goes your way.
Best Regards
Gary