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Wildthing
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Reged: 11/07/07
Posts: 241
Loc: Muncie, IN
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For those of you who have made your own C6 & C8 dew shields Im just wondering what material you may have used to make it with 
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Clear Skies, Donnie / Muncie, IN
Equipment:
Stellarvue SV-102ED f/6.95
Orion 100mm f/6 Achro
Celestron Nexstar CPC 800 XLT
Celestron Nexstar 8/6SE
Mounts:
Celestron CG5-AS-GT Mount
Televue Gibraltar w/Sky Tour
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brianb11213
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Reged: 02/25/09
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Loc: 55.215N 6.554W
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Closed cell foam (cut from a camping mat) is good, it's stretchy enough to fit & sit well, thick enough to support itself and has excellent thermal insulation properties.
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earthbot1
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Reged: 08/27/09
Posts: 244
Loc: Central Virginia
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I made it with one of those silver auto window shades (thinly insulated), some velcro and some stick on felt (comes in 8x5 sheets) for the inside edge. Measure, cut, wrap, apply velcro where needed. Unwrap put felt on inside edge.
I found all the stuff at a Walmart. Auto, craft and sewing sections. Less than 10 bucks.
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Nexstar 8
Meade/Celestron EPs
Bushnell 90mm Mak-Cass
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mclewis1
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Reged: 02/25/06
Posts: 4462
Loc: New Brunswick, Canada
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Black craft paper and masking tape ... hey, I was on the road in a hurry and it was temporary.
Cost me about a dollar (bought the paper at a dollar store) and it worked fine for the week that I needed it.
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C11, C6, APM/TMB115, and AT80ED - Tandem mount CGE and CG-5A, WO EZ-Touch and AT Voyager
25x100s and 8x56s, T-Mount Light, Mark 1 eyeballs - Modded 350D, DSI-P, SPC900, Mallincam
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Wildthing
sage
Reged: 11/07/07
Posts: 241
Loc: Muncie, IN
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Thanks for the replys guys!
Donnie
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Clear Skies, Donnie / Muncie, IN
Equipment:
Stellarvue SV-102ED f/6.95
Orion 100mm f/6 Achro
Celestron Nexstar CPC 800 XLT
Celestron Nexstar 8/6SE
Mounts:
Celestron CG5-AS-GT Mount
Televue Gibraltar w/Sky Tour
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Tom Andrews
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Reged: 01/25/07
Posts: 1044
Loc: Homebase - Albuquerque, NM, cu...
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Poster board for me too. Lasted 2-1/2 years before needing to replace. $1.00 at the dollar stores.
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Tom
Our Secret To Life:
Focus on what you have, not on what you don't;
Focus on what you can do, not on what you can't.
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2007 Discovery 12.5" PDHQ Split-Tube Dob w/manual setting circles/Telrad/Zhummel 8x50 RACI finder scope (*For Sale*)
Coulter Odessey 8" Dob
Celestron C11-SGT
Garrett Optical 15x70 Gemini Binoculars on homemade Parallelogram w/Setting Circles
The Albuquerque Astronomy Society (TAAS)
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jim_m
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Reged: 10/25/08
Posts: 120
Loc: Virginia, USA
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Heavy duty black plastic Report covers.Cut off the front and back and pitch the paper holder part.For my 8 in., it took 2 covers.Orient them, based on how long you want them, wrap around the 'scope' and duct tape (black)them together.
Trim to size and Velcro. WALLA, Done.
I have these on 4 'scopes', have lasted 3 plus years, so far.Really nice thing is they fold flat if you tape correctly.fit nicely into my "junk bag"(wifes term).
Jim
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