STOP !! Eliminate Condensation In Your Observatory at the source

My tips and ideas for stopping condensation within your observatory, these all work for me and maybe they can for you too. Condensation can cause a lot of damage to expensive kit and needs to be stopped at source. links to items discussed in the video are below, I hope you find it useful and if so consider giving a like and subscribe, and also leave a comment as I love to hear from you all..
Dehumidifier: www.amazon.co.uk/EcoAir-DD122...
Temp, dew point & Humidity Sensors: www.amazon.co.uk/Thermometer-...
Wi-Fi switch with Temp & Humid sensor: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
12v Heating Element: www.amazon.co.uk/Restokki-Sil...
100mm Heatsink: www.amazon.co.uk/Aluminum-Hea...
240v to 12v Transformer: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...
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[@Learn_astrophotography]

Great video Stuart, as always super helpful, got to keep that mold off our gear 👍 keep up the great work. clear skies mate!

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks Tom, much appreciated…👍🏻

[@Tony-Elliott]

Hi Stuart great information mate

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks Tony much appreciated 👍

[@AlexN-Astro]

Great video mate, simple, cheap and effective solution to keep moisture off the most important part of the observatory!

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks for the comment, much appreciated….👍🏻

[@LogansAstro]

Very clever setup. Moisture building up in obsys can be a huge problem. I have tons of ventilation even with the roof closed but my biggest problem is dew during an imaging session where the walls can be absolutely dripping with moisture. I had to paint the inside walls as the bare boards were starting to grow mold. Something like your dehumidifier might be a good solution to help dry out the obsy the morning after if I can't open the roof to the sunshine if it decides to be rainy instead.

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks Logan, yes in your case I think the only option would be a dehumidifier, and as I say the desiccant ones are far better, but more expensive to buy, many people do not realise there are the two different types..I didn’t, and the fact it will work down to 1 degree is very important too…clear skies my friend..👍🏻

[@mr.b3054]

Great video. I am in Florida so considering a solar powered micro AC system to deal with humidity

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks for the comment, very nice, and yes that should work as an alternative power source, nice idea….👍🏻

[@EvenTheDogAgrees]

Heh, not just the UK, mate. Belgium here, and in my particular area, the humidity is unbelievable. No doubt something to do with the fact that the ground water comes up quite close to the surface, not to mention those ponds a couple of streets over. Good idea with the desiccant holder on the inside of the lens cap. I take my gear in after a session, as I'm a backyard astrophotographer without a dedicated observatory, but that makes moisture control even more relevant. You're bringing in cold metal and glass into a heated environment, and your gear becomes a dew magnet at that point. I work around this for now by leaving it in the unheated garage/workshop until morning, but adding some desiccant surely won't hurt either.

[@Astro_Shed]

@@EvenTheDogAgrees glad you found useful, sounds like you have it worst where you are 👍

[@SimonsAstro]

Good ideas Stuart, great ways to control your condensation problems! Luckily I don’t have any condensation issues in my obsey, because, as you said, its double lined and insulated! I like those little Bluetooth devices! Clear skies mate👍

[@Astro_Shed]

Cheers Simon, yes I love
Your obsy a true professional build, we plan on moving to Somerset next year so will be building a new one then so maybe I will borrow your plans 👍

[@SimonsAstro]

@@Astro_Shed Good to hear mate😀 Any questions, just ask Stuart👍

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks 👍🏻

[@dumpydalekobservatory]

Very interesting mate, I've got a home made dome simply because it were cheap off eBay, I was going to go for the roll off roof shed but it didn't happen, there's plenty of ventilation around the dome hence why I'm always evicting spiders lol so conkers are on the shopping list when they fall in autumn. It does also suffer with condensation as the shutter is made from stainless steel so you can imagine what that gets like in winter.
I'm pretty interested in your heater though as I do cover my scope through the winter but no way of keeping it warm. I don't suppose you could do a video of the build of it or what you'd need to buy, I'm not to fussed about an app as I suppose I could use a timer switch to come on & off.
Clear skies

[@Astro_Shed]

Thanks for the comment…yes anything metal like a dome shutter will attract the wet, especially as it’s higher up where the warmer air rises too. there is a list of items to make most of the heater in the description, but I guess I could put a short video together to show it all and the inside, pretty simple really, and very minimal skill involved…Clear skies mate..👍🏻

[@photonbucket]

Nice video Stewart. Whereabouts in the Midlands are you. I'm Stafford area.

[@Astro_Shed]

Hello and Thanks for the comment, I am in south Leicestershire 👍