Climate Control of Obervatory

[Manny1957]

 I just have a quick question, I live in Florida and was wondering whether an observatory should be climate-controlled? Thank you in advance.

[Adam J]

4 hours ago, Manny1957 said:

 I just have a quick question, I live in Florida and was wondering whether an observatory should be climate-controlled? Thank you in advance.

It needs to be maintained at ambient temperature so you may want to install a fan to ventilate it during the day so that it does not become an oven and when you open it up the scope is as close to ambient as possible.

[tomato]

Here in the UK with cooler temperatures (usually) and a damp climate, desiccant type dehumidifiers are often used in enclosed observatories to prevent damage to scopes/mount/electronics due to moisture. These will function at the low temperatures encountered in un-heated observatories.

[baggywrinkle]

I concur with the fan to circulate air and ventilate the obsy. Once you are in and observing then you might notice on cooler evenings  that a second body in the dome might raise the temperature a bit, add a 3rd and even more warmth being given off from breathing and bare skin.

I have a ROR obsy so with a wide open roof I do not have the issues that might occur with a dome.