DEW SHIELED FOR 6" NEWT

[Coco]

Looking to make and save a bob or two on a dew shield for my VX6, the secondary is far to near to the end of the scope and I am looking to  make a dew shield/hood out of something light weight.

Any thoughts? links?

[xtreemchaos]

roll up camping mat make good dew shields and there lightweight...charl.

[laser_jock99]

The 99P Store had some black foam 'exercise mats' once. Too thin for exercise but ideal dew shields.

I've found the best way to hold them in place is a hook bungee of the right length.

[xtreemchaos]

i have seen glow in dark ones but thay are no good if you want to see anything through your scope.ha ha.

[saggiemaggie7]

so to make this is it just a case of cutting it to size and putting it onto the scope could it be attached permanently?

[beamer3.6m]

I used very thin foam mat from Hobbycraft and embruidery hoops to keep its shape.

Very cheap and a 10 minute job to make.

I have a newt and make my 1.5 x the diameter of the primary roughly. It does not need to be exact.

130p x 1.5 = 20cm(ish) long dew shield.

Simple

[Coco]

I used very thin foam mat from Hobbycraft and embruidery hoops to keep its shape.

Very cheap and a 10 minute job to make.

I have a newt and make my 1.5 x the diameter of the primary roughly. It does not need to be exact.

130p x 1.5 = 20cm(ish) long dew shield.

Simple

I tried this, the foam is very thin..

I have another problem... WIND!  my scope pokes out the obs (shed) too much, the winds playing havoc on the guiding especially with a dew shield. ..

[Moonshane]

I'd just buy an astrozap one. they are not expensive at this aperture. Especially for an eq mount where balance is not so much of an issue (they are quite heavy but a lot more sturdy than foam ones).

[Charic]

....camping foam and a few tie-wraps to stitch the roll together, and its tight enough to just slip over the end of my OTA ( Optical Tube Assembly )

[Shelster1973]

See the thread I started here.

Can be easily adapted for a 6"er.

All links are in there for where to get the bits from and big thanks and lots of internet cookies to Lou for the great advise and pointer

[Merlin]

Many manufacturers of Newts tend to make the main tubes too short, causing unwanted light to enter the eyepiece tube, and also having the adjusting screws on the main mirror cell poking out of the bottom. I made a light shield from a camping mat and it slides on the 8-incher like a glove. It adds an extra foot to the tube length without a weight penalty.

If we look through the eyepiece tube ( without an eyepiece ) at the very edge of the tube at the primary mirror side and can see daylight through the top of the main tube, we definitely need a tube extension. An added improvement I made was to stick a piece of flocking material onto the inside of the tube behind the flat.