Received the dust cover for our 14" Meade
last week and appreciate the prompt service.
I wanted to let you know that I have your dew
shields on every one of our Meade and Celestron patrol telescopes
(7 of them total) and am just absolutely sold on the quality
and workmanship of AstroZap....
Quality speaks loudly to me these days and your
products are absolutely the best, hands down. From the precision
fit and form of the shields and caps to the absolute perfect
match and unblemished nature of the paint and finish, you are
tops on our list.
Thanks for providing an excellent item.
Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
Arkansas Sky Observatory
Astrozap-
I want to thank you in doing an excellent job
on the aluminum Astrozap dew shield you made for my 11-inch,
Celestron C-11 telescope. The new gray color is a perfect match.
Even more important the fit is also a perfect match. It fits
snugly on my telescope and with just a few turns on the screws
holds it firmly in place.
I was previously using a generic brand flexible
dew shield, which I found to be unsatisfactory. I could never
get it tight enough so it would not fall off or blow off in
the wind. I did not have that problem with your Astrozap dew
shield. In addition I found that the lining inside was superior
to the other generic flexible shield. The Astrozap dew shield
was less reflective.
I used the Astrozap dew shield on a recent Outreach
program I did for the Orange County Astronomers (www.ocastronomers.org).
Around 10:00 PM the dew starting forming. In spite of that,
the Astrozap dew shield kept my telescope dry and clear without
my having to use any heating bands.
In summary, I am very pleased with all aspects
(beauty, fit, workmanship and function) of the Astrozap dew
shield.
Best Regards,
Jim Benet
Yorba Linda, California
Gray C 11
Astrozap-
I just received a C-11 aluminum black dew cap
and I wanted to tell you how much I enjoy it. My C-11 is permanently
mounted and I have been waiting for a decent rigid dew cap to
come on the market ever since I bought it in 1993. Yours fits
the bill perfectly. Finally a dew cap that complements the C-11
instead of looking like an afterthought. Functional, durable,
well constructed and good looking-your dew cap is worth every
dollar I spent.
Chris Nisbet
Cedar, MN Black C 11
Astrozap-
Just a short note to say that I received the dew
shield you fabricated for my gray Celestron Celestar 8. I have
to say this is one beautiful piece of work and worth every penny
I paid! It matches my telescope perfectly in color and the quality
is supurb. Thanks for making the best dew shield on the market!
Sincerely,
Mike Davis
Terre Haute, IN
Astrozap-
Just finished an early morning observing session
of the planets and I had the scope out since 4:30 est.
No dew at all hit the front lens and I watched
a lunar transit on jupiter just before sunrise, WOW it was great,
that dew shield really works!
I would strongly recommend your dew shields for
any scope that you can mount it on, they work well even the
one you sold me on the Discovery 10" dob worked great and
after I used it on that scope I never had the secondary fog
up again.
Great Stuff!
Regards, Jim
MK 66
Astrozap-
I just received my custom flexible dew shields
for my binoculars and tried them out Saturday night.
They fit perfectly and look great too!
Thank You!
Steve Stansbery
Agoura Hills, California
Astrozap-
Previously, I used a generic flexible shield,
which tended to shift and was finicky to keep out of the FOV.
I've happily said good riddance to it and added your Astrozap
aluminum dew shield to my scope.
I'm using mine with a Meade 10" f/6.3 OTA
(formerly an LX-200) which now resides on an MI-250 mount. My
major interest is long exposure astrophotography and, naturally
enough, that tends to color my equipment choices. First and
foremost, because the Astrozap aluminum dew shield fits so perfectly,
I don't have to worry about it shifting because of conditions
during a long exposure (which for me is always 90 minutes or
more). No passive dew control method will ever work completely
throughout every night and (as I expected) your dew shield works
just fine in concert with an active dew remover to keep the
corrector plate on my SCT dry under all conditions.
Secondly, when you're doing astrophotography
on a GEM with an SCT, it's not unusual to have a longitudinal
balance problem. The difficulty is that by the time you've added
an off-axis guider like a Lumicon GEG or Taurus Technologies
Tracker III (both of which I use), a camera body, and an auto
guider, you've added considerable mass at the end of a stubby
tube with (typically) limited ability to move the OTA on the
saddle plate. With good balance critical to both drive longevity
and good tracking capability, this necessitates adding weight
to the corrector end of the OTA for balance. The aluminum dew
shield allows me to add functional mass to the telescope at
a position well separated from the center of mass of the system
such that the scope is balanced with a minimum of additional
mass. It's also important to note that the mass is symmetrically
distributed about the optical axis so that balance is maintained
in all orientations.
The bottom line is that I'm not lucky enough
to live someplace where there are no nearby lights so a dew
shield is a necessity for the control of dew (along with an
active dew control device) and to reduce the glare of ambient
light. The Astrozap dew shield works excellently to accomplish
this for my rather stringent requirements while serving as an
important aid in telescope balance.
Besides, it looks cool. ;)
Regards,
Greg Hartke
Sykesvill, MD
Astrozap-
I got your dew shield for my ST-80 and used it
tonight for the first time. It worked great! Not one hint of
dew formation after 4 hours on a muggy south Florida night.
Frank Cruz
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Astrozap-
I received the Astrozap Dew Shield for my Celestron 14 via,
U.P.S . this week. It arrived in great condition thanks to your
excellent packing! Even my U.P.S. driver commented on how well
it was packaged for delivery and said that he wished everyone
packaged their products as well! As for the Dew Shield itself,
it is fantastic! The finish was flawless and it fit's the 14
great! It matches the color of the 14's tube and looks dynamite
on the OTA.
Thank you for a great product!
Robert Ritt
Tierra Mesa Observatory
New Mexico U.S.A.
Astrozap
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