Alan_B

RIP Patrick

A long life well lived, truly one of a kind

A C6 will certainly need a dew shield (especially in UK) and they do work to a certain extent but will not completely solve the dew problem.

Dew heater tapes are the way to go to have any chance of a dew free session when the conditions make scopes susceptible

I have just bought one of these myself as a "quick set up for a gap in the clouds" scope

I agree that the focuser does seem stiff - (much stiffer tham the one on my C8) and as the mount is not the most sturdy it can cause problems when trying to acheive focus. Maybe it will loosen off over time .

Maybe someone who has had one for more than 3 days can enlighten us

In the meantime it's off to Tesco for some Nutella

The ones folks worry about are the "Halleyscopes", ie: the ones sold in advance of the return of Halley's Comet in 1986

I.ve heard similar rumours regarding Hale Bop's appearance