At 8:46 AM -0700 4/9/98, R. A. Greiner wrote:
>...>I have the Meade dew shields on both my 12" and 10". They may not be the
>best by some standards. I have lined mine with black felt and never use heat
>of any kind with success. But I would argue that the Meade dew shields are
>the most beautiful. They are also very heavy and need lots of good heavy
>toys on the back of the scope to balance them.

Another problem is that they are very large physically and hence may be
difficult to transport. I usually pack mine full of jackets and such so it
doesn't really take up any extra space. YMMV. And, of course, the
"beautiful Meade blue" finish needs to be protected when it is rolling
around in the back of your truck; I just put a large sweatshirt on it.

One other tip: when you're not actually looking thru your scope point it at
the ground. That way the corrector "sees" the relatively warm Earth
instead of the cold sky and will thus take longer to dew up.

---
Bill Arnett "Science is a way of trying
San Jose, CA USA not to fool yourself." -- Feynman

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