[AZ-Observing] Re: Scope Color
- From: "Rick Tejera" <saguaroastro@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:19:04 -0700
I always liked Jenn's solution on Magpie (And you thought Gert was an odd
name for a telescope)
She glued a piece of black felt to the eyepiece area to reduce glare. Simple
yet effective. Gotta admit, Frank, you're the first person I've hear looking
for a quantative study on this.
Rick Tejera
President
Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx
www.saguaroastro.org
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Frank Kraljic
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 4:12 PM
To: Arizona Observing
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Scope Color
Does anyone have any experience or notice a difference in observing based on
the color of one's telescope tube? I know white reflects the most amount of
light and should therefore remain cooler as day drops to night, thus
probably eliminating tube currents, but stands out like a sore thumb at
night. Black would be the ideal color for nighttime observing, but if your
were to leave it in the daylight, inner tube conditions maybe effected for
part of the night, as well as the mirror. And these are both the extremes.
Am I just splitting hairs here (obviously not to make cross hairs), or are
there any studies on this? Anyone have experience in this situation?
Ultimately, I am repainting my ten's aluminum tube and weighing between
aesthetics and functionality. Of course, I could get the best of both
worlds in terms of functionality and paint the tube white and the focuser
area black.
-FRANK
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