[mura_gadi (Steve)]

Hello,

BOM lists the dew point in its "observations" weather pages for cap cities etc. Might help you plan around dew points a little, dew point goes against the temp. not the apparent temp. The dew shields also help a lot with stray light.

For some reason dew shields are just about all black, lighter colours attracts dew later than darker colours. Keep the inside black, but if you're thinking about crafting your own, I'd suggest a light colour for the outside.



Steve
Ps. One of our members Alex, wrote a reply on why telescope are white, if you want to check it out. (Not so you don't walk into them... apparently)

PPS. Sorry, should have mentioned, if you make your own, include a lip at the bottom of the dew shield. The water should fall away from your dew shield and not trickle on down to your scope - mount etc.