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strongmanmike2002 | all galleries >> Observatory and Equipment >> Previous observatories >> The powerful Orion Optics AG12 F3.8 Astrograph >> Results with the Orion Optics AG12 > Plenty of dew but not on the optics
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07-MAY-2011

Plenty of dew but not on the optics

As you can see after an all-nighter, there was heavy dew but none on the corrector lens
or mirrors. The tube has a heater built in just above the main mirror, there is a small heater pad
on the back of the secondary and the rear fans pull air down the tube and the moving air
passing over the corrector lens prevents the formation of dew, the dew shield extension helps also.


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