Bob:

Mean elevation here in Las Cruces is right at 3900 ft., where I am
thinking of building the observatory its about 4400 ft and hot. So
while its not really high, I am concerned about longevity of polymers.

Dave

Bob Denny wrote:
>
> John Mencke at Technical Innovations is very knowledgable and
> detail-oriented. I am certain that he would be happy to discuss
> UV-susceptibility of the materials they use. They have a number of
> customers in the Soughwest, of course, since that is a hot-bed of
> astronomy :-)
>
> Oh, the Southwest is not "high UV" per-se ... the UV exposure is more
> strongly related to the site elevation. Mt Graham is high UV, my back
> yard (Phoenix area, 1350 ft elev.) is just "high heat" right now (temp
> 108 dew point 60 today).
>
> -- Bob
>
> "David S. Dixon" wrote:
> > Can anyone relate the success or problems with fiberglass domes
> > in a high UV and wind environment like the southwest, particularly
> > the Technical Innovations Home dome or Boyd Observatory products?

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