Cool down time for skymax 150.

[Dre]

Hello all!

Could anyone tell me the cool down time for a skymax 150,

Or how I would know if it is cooled down?

Cheers!

[Capricorn]

Cool down time is directly proportional to the patience of the person observing.

No patience = No cool down.

Short patience = Short cool down.

Long patience = Long cool down.

By the time I have the scope outside snd set up it has cooled a bit.

I work on the basis that I may as well look at anything while it is cooling.

Suppose that means no patience. But I go to look not watch a scope cool down.

P.S. 30 min to 1 hour seems what most suggest. Just long enough for clouds to form and cover the sky.

[Chris H]

As above but whilst it's cooling there is no reason why you can't use it. I often set my APO refractor up start using it for some low / medium power observing then once an hour has passed crank up the magnification and check out the planets.

[Tiddles]

+1, start observing straight away, views will be compromised but improve as the evening continues.

[Dre]

Cheers all! I will just do that haha :- D!

[jimmyjamjoejoe]

The general rule of thumb is 5mins per inch of aperture, and double that for maks.