Leaving scope outside: will this affect collimation?

codemonkey (Lee) · #1 26-10-2014, 02:21 PM

Recently I bought a GSO RC8 scope; my first non-refractor scope. I often leave my short refractor set up on my mount, protected by a Telegizmo 365 cover. I'm wondering... would doing that, particularly on our hot summer days, stuff up the collimation of my RC8? Should I bring that inside every time?

Paul Haese · #2 26-10-2014, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by codemonkey

Recently I bought a GSO RC8 scope; my first non-refractor scope. I often leave my short refractor set up on my mount, protected by a Telegizmo 365 cover. I'm wondering... would doing that, particularly on our hot summer days, stuff up the collimation of my RC8? Should I bring that inside every time?

Short answer is no. It might affect focus quite a lot but collimation is not going to be affected.

codemonkey (Lee) · #3 27-10-2014, 06:15 PM

Awesome, thanks Paul :-)

keni (Ken) · #4 27-10-2014, 07:07 PM

Just beware of the "Ovine" menaces Lee.

Ken.

codemonkey (Lee) · #5 28-10-2014, 06:16 PM

baaahaha (see what I did there?) Ken. The gear is pretty safe now as I stole my wife's new sheep fencing to protect it.

I managed to finally get the RC8 onto the mount for the first time the other night, just before a storm rolled in and I had to pack it up. Looking like it should be pretty clear tonight so let's see if I can at least get it into focus before I need to pack up