Cooling a dob

[vlebo]

Hi everyone. I have recently read that up to 2 hours is good for cooling down a dob for a nights viewing which would mean leaving it in the garden for that long. There is a fair bit of wildlife in and around my garden as I back onto a golf course so anything could happen in 2 hours. My Flextube 300 came with 2 covers , one for each mirror.Is it ok to leave the covers on when coolimg the scope down to avoid anything falling/ crawling in or does it affect the cool down time too much.

Vlebo

[MikeP]

Don't leave it in the garden if I'm playing course - if it is out of bounds, I could hit it blindfolded.

Mike

[vlebo]

Nice one Mike

[GazOC]

I keep the covers on my scopes when they are cooling due to the dew, it does take a little longer for them to get down to temperature but so what if it means you have to put it out half an hour earlier?