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It's a nice looking product and it does makes sense. It would make for a really clean and much simplified setup. Dare I say it, providing a high end smart telescope setup with swappable telescope ability. What would concern me is that by combining the individual components you lose all if one fails. Look at the recent issue people have experienced with firmware updates on the AsiAirs. That said, I'd love to have one but the price/weather usage ratio is a bit high for my budget. Jim

Postie just delivered a nice aluminium case for my Raspberry Pi5 and a rather cute round LCD display I now need to find a suitable project lol. Jim

Do we need an emergency alert sticky banner along the lines "Get Out And Look Up Now - No Seriously Do It" Maybe with an audible alert along the lines of the Enterprise Battle Stations. Jim

I think your last point is really pertinent. It's a clever solution nonetheless but I wonder how necessary to the average astrophotographer. Jim

Surely that depends on the length of your nose Hey wait a minute, is nose eyepiece rash a thing? Need to do an investigation at the next star party - spot the visual only people lol. Jim

Comparison with night vision doesn't really make any sense as these are completely different technologies not to mention price bracket. I also wonder if astigmatism would be anymore an issue than it would with a conventional optical eyepiece. Anyway, looking forward to this hitting the market and getting to read some early reports on performance. I like the thought of being able to move it from telescope to telescope - could really be a serious challenger for the emerging smart telescope market. I really do hope that they get the price point right on this - interesting kit. Jim

Exactly. As the saying goes "fly the aircraft" Jim

Nice work, looks to be solid. Jim

Set it all aside for a year and come back to with renewed interest. Jim

Gotta look for opportunities Jim

@maw lod qan - Wow look at that, it's sooo blue! Happy days You got to come back and tell us poor cloud dwellers what it was like Jim

If your longer term aim is to get serious about astrophotography then save the money for a longer term upgrade to your mount. Your mount is everything in astrophotography. Otherwise buy a SeeStar and have some fun and it may well keep the fire in your belly for you to save and go for some serious upgrades longer term. If you bought a See Star you would definitely have some fun with it and be sharing it with others. Once you are finished with it you can sell it to me to help fund the upgrade to a new mount Jim

We do like it though it's lovely and I want one Jim

I agree, that is a bit of nonsense. It is a bit of kit no more intimidating than say a camera tilt adapter. Ohh, well actually maybe poor choice there Jim

It also appeals hugely to those who do and have. When my hellishly expensive main rig is working away in the background I'd love to have access to one of these. Like I said, it's all about using the right tool for the right job. Jim