Anyone besides myself have condensation issues and If so what steps have you taken to combat it? I finished my Nexdome yesterday. I placed my CGEM on my pier and left it overnight to see how things go. This morning my mount was drenched in condensation just like I had left it out in my yard under the sky. I know the dome isn’t anything close to airtight but I thought being inside would be enough to keep things dry. I was wrong. I know I could probably just buy a cover and a light to raise the temp but I was wondering if anyone else has this issue and what are you doing to combat it. I was really hoping that once I had an observatory I wouldn’t need to cover my gear. Seems redundant. By the way, I’m in SE Louisiana, very humid, especially in summer.
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A dehumidifier actually does work quite nicely in my NexDome, even with the amount of air that circulates under the dome.
I had that the mount was dripping literally on my nuc positioned under neath. I added a squrrel cage fan which is on 24/7 when the scope is not in use. (fan on during use reduces guiding performance in a huge way). No condensation issues since. (2+ years) VERY humid here too in the summer. I aim the fan at the mount and some at the scope at top. None since. (sometimes a LITTLE on the counter weights since they retain the cold of the light into the morning.