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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Yep, dome is no protection against dew. I leave my dew heater on after a session and put the scope "to bed" the next day (turn off the dew heater and cover up). I also turn on a small de-humidifier after a session to dry things off. This can take a while if the inside of the dome is dripping wet. In fact I run the de-humidifier all the time (except when I'm observing  ) to keep humidity at 50%. In dry weather this is not expensive. I never want to have a mould problem.
Cheers, Marcus |
I do exactly the same routine now and have no problems. Don t bother with silica gel unless you bag the scope tightly as moisture will still ingress and you will expend more power and effort removing the water from the silica gel than you would have if you left your dew heaters on all night.
Allan