Hi all
This summer I bought an Exploradome, this is an 8 foot injection-molded dome which rotates on casters. It's OK, not as smooth as I would like but adequate for the task. In it I have a Mach 1 bearing a lovely AP 130 f/8 with a TeleVue Genesis on top. I wrap these all in towels after use and keep dessicant in the telescopes; the dome seems not to leak in the rain and I have only once encountered dew on the scopes in the morning. As temperatures fall, I am wondering about safe keeping the telescopes in the dome. Perhaps I should devise a more weather-proof wrap, or buy a zippered cover? I just don't want to have to take the scopes down each time, it would defeat the purpose of having a dome.
Best to all,
Robert
This summer I bought an Exploradome, this is an 8 foot injection-molded dome which rotates on casters. It's OK, not as smooth as I would like but adequate for the task. In it I have a Mach 1 bearing a lovely AP 130 f/8 with a TeleVue Genesis on top. I wrap these all in towels after use and keep dessicant in the telescopes; the dome seems not to leak in the rain and I have only once encountered dew on the scopes in the morning. As temperatures fall, I am wondering about safe keeping the telescopes in the dome. Perhaps I should devise a more weather-proof wrap, or buy a zippered cover? I just don't want to have to take the scopes down each time, it would defeat the purpose of having a dome.
Best to all,
Robert
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Robert Howe
Wilbraham MA
TeleVue 85 f/7 // Astro-Physics Traveler 105 f/6 // Astro-Physics 130 f/8.35
Coronado 60 DS
"Scopes, Brains and Wisdom--but no Beauty"
