telescope outdoors

[frankie13]

can i keep my telescope the heritage 130p outside all the time in a waterproof plastic shed or is it best to keep it inside the house

[crepitis]

I keep my scopes outside in the garden shed and they havent come to any harm, an added benefit is that they are much closer to the outside temperature so they dont need as much cooldown time.

[Mikea]

If it's anything like my shed, it would be full of spiders in a week!

[frankie13]

spiders from mars

[Vega]

I keep mine in ventilated shed and had no I'll effects for 4 years now. As long as you keep the lens caps on the scopes and you're fine. Winter is not a problem. A humid summer day can sometimes cause a little sweating on the mirror's lenses in extreme cases. I've rectified this by a few pc fans hooked up to a thermostat for shed ventilation. Works a treat. An even quicker solution is to get some of those dehumidifier boxes (the ones full of white beads that suck all the moisture).

Matt

[jbh]

Does it matter that the 130p has a cardboard tube?

[frankie13]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm good point did not know it was cardboard m8

[Cornelius Varley]

For most telescopes storage outside in a damp proof shed would be ok, cardboard might tend to attract moisture and damage the tube.

Peter

[jbh]

I might be wrong - I'm fairly sure that I read that somewhere.