Last night was the proverbial nightmare session to be forgotten. I set up my achro this time out (Evostar 120/1000) on an AZ4 with steel tripod as it had been relegated due to the acquisition of my 102ED Starfield. I could feel the dampness in the air but had no idea what was in store for me. As I was sitting on my chair letting the last vestiges of light disappear, I was surprised to see that the metal armrests on my chair was wet with dew. I reached up to my telescope tube and it was soaking wet. My eyepiece was wet also. I changed eyepieces and tried to set my focus on Altair, but it was just like looking through a goldfish bowl. I then saw that the dew shield on my Evostar had lost its battle against the dew monster. This gentlemen/women was my first proper introduction to bad dew. I packed up without observing anything and had to leave everything open and uncapped to the warm indoors to dry out. I guess it’s time to purchase some anti dew equipment. for my scopes. Is it dew bands or dew shields? 12v or 5v. I am hoping for some advice from folk who have battled and slain the dew monster. Thanks