Re: Cooldown time?

On 12/04/03 05:52 +0900, Jon Isaacs wrote:

> Something to consider:  A scope does not need to reach thermal equillibrium to
> provide pleasurable and exciting views....

Agreed.

> As with less than perfect seeing, one can make allowances for a scope that has
> not cooled and enjoy it as it is.

In winter, that's a fact of life for me. Since I live in an 
apartment, I have no choice but to store my scopes indoors. Going 
from 20 degrees C inside to 2 degrees C outside means that I've 
got a lot of cooling happening for the first hour that the scope 
is out -- even with a 114-mm Newtonian or 102 mm Mak. I use that 
time to enjoy low-power sweeps across the sky. When the 
scintillation stops, it's time to crank up the power (or not). :-)

trane
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