Insulating my warm room area.

[maw lod qan]

I am about ready to move a computer out into the observatory. After doing so solar viewing I began to realize I might have a problem.

Yesterday, to confirm my worries, I took a thermometer out to the table where the computer will sit.

Ambient air temperature in the shade was 88° F.

The temperature in the observatory maxed the thermometer out at 100°F.

It has a metal roof, so I'm going to start there then also do all the walls. Maybe even install a 12v fan to keep air circulating.

So the computer will be off during the day, except for occasional solar, but 100° can't be good on it.

[Cosmic Geoff]

13 minutes ago, maw lod qan said:

So the computer will be off during the day, except for occasional solar, but 100° can't be good on it.

Speaking as a former technician, I don't think computers are that delicate.  It should be okay so long as its cooling systems work. The internal components should withstand at least 70 deg C (I58 deg F).  On the other hand, keeping the observatory and telescopes cool would definitely be a good idea, in order to help it cool to ambient at night.

[Seelive]

Have a look in your PC instruction manual, it should tell you the recommended operational and storage environments. Any decent make should be capable of operating in ambient temperatures between 0 and 35°C (32 and 95°F) and have a storage (non-operating) termerature range much wider.

[maw lod qan]

Thanks for the replies.

[Padraic M]

Just consider it a feature that makes solar observation much more realistic 🥵🥵🥵😀