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One Starbase 80 Refractor and Mount Package. Ex Demo Used for magazine review. Good condition, slight signs of usage, scruffy packaging. One eyepiece cap has a split but still fits OK. Full manufacturers warranty. £549.00 £494.00 (saving £55.00)

One ZWO OAG-L M68 Off Axis Guider. Customer Return Didn't suit customers imaging rig. Great condition, complete, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £191.00 £171.00 (saving £20.00)

One Takahashi Finder 6x30. Customer Return Due to a labelling error this was sent out by mistake. Good condition, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £137.00 £123.00 (saving £14.00)

One Pulsar Pier Adaptor for EQ8/CEM120/MyT Mounts. Customer Return Didn't suit customers mount. Some minor scratches / marks on the plate from usage but overall good condition. Full manufacturers warranty. £159.00 £143.00 (saving £16.00)

One William Optics v1.5 RedCat 51 APO f/4.9. Customer Return Arrived with an optical fault which has now been rectified, tested and it's performing as it should. In excellent condition, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £699.00 £629.00 (saving £70.00)

One William Optics v1.5 RedCat 51 APO f/4.9. Customer Return Arrived with an optical fault which has now been rectified, tested and it's performing as it should. In excellent condition, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £699.00 £629.00 (saving £70.00)

One iOptron CEM70 Center Balanced Equatorial GoTo Mount. Customer Return Developed a fault during the warranty period. We have since tested this fully in the workshop and tweaked / tuned it to ensure all is working as it should. Complete with all accessories and in good condition but some slight marks on the top plate from usage. Open box / scruffy packaging. Full manufacturers warranty. £2,569.00 £2,312.00 (saving £257.00)

One DayStar Quark Combo H-alpha 'Eyepiece' Chromosphere / Prominence Chromosphere. Open Box Ex demo - used for testing by Gary Palmer, working perfectly and in good condition. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £1,195.00 £1,075.00 (saving £120.00)

One ZWO ASI 294MM-PRO USB 3.0 Cooled Mono Camera. Customer Return Customer decided to go a OSC route. Good condition complete with accessories - tested and working A-OK. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £1,431.00 £1,287.00 (saving £144.00)

One ZWO ASI 6200MM-PRO Full Frame USB 3.0 Mono Cooled Camera. Customer Return Developed a fault during the warranty period so replaced. Subsequently repaired by ZWO and now working A-OK, good condition complete with accessories. Full manufacturers warranty. £3,998.00 £3,598.00 (saving £400.00)

Another new binocular for astronomy, this time a porro-prism model from Pentax 🙂 Pentax Jupiter 10x50 Binocular Most noteworthy because it is a Pentax binocular with fully multi-coated optics that retails for less than £100 (though only just). Also available as 12x50 & 16x50.

Thank-you 🙂 Please email us your order number to receive a £25 FLO Gift Voucher. Steve

Opticron have updated one of our bestselling binoculars for astronomy and released another all-new model made in Japan 🙂 Opticron Oregon-4 PC Oasis 10x50 The popular Oregon-4 series now have Opticron's more sophisticated Oasis optical coatings for enhanced brightness, colour and contrast. Also available as 8x32, 8x42 & 10x42. Opticron Verano BGA VHD 10x50 Made in Japan, these all new binoculars feature Opticron's VHD optical system with phase corrected prisms, Oasis multi-layer optical coatings and wide-field eyepieces. Also available as 8x32, 8x42 & 10x42.

We are hearing about a new Sky-Watcher mount for portable astrophotography using a DSLR camera with lens or compact telescope. Currently we don't have a price or ETA (probably around June) and there is not a lot of information available but we will update our website and this discussion when we know more. Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer GTi

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Yes. I am sure you will 🙂 Sales of terrestrial spotting scopes have been in decline for some time because birders and nature enthusiast are increasingly using long lenses on a DSLR to photograph what they see. But there are still those who prefer a purely visual experience. Similar to imaging vs visual for astronomy. Steve

Over the last two years the pandemic made us extraordinarily busy. Interest in astronomy sky-rocketed! To meet the increased demand we doubled our staff and have been working long hours but I confess the birding & nature side of our business was rather neglected. Sorry ☺️ Interest in astronomy remains high but supply is slowly catching up with demand so we can relax a little and give our birding & nature optics the time and attention they deserve. Watch this space ... 🙂 Steve

German Precision Optics are a relatively new company founded by Richard Schmidt - the former CEO of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics and the optical designer responsible for many of Zeiss' best known binoculars. All GPO binoculars are designed in Germany then manufactured, to their specification, in China or Japan. GPO Passion ED binoculars are made in China and represent the best available from that country. GPO Passion HD binoculars are made in Japan and are comparable with models from the very best premium brands! We know the China vs Japan quality gap grows smaller every year but, currently, Japanese manufacturers still make the best optics. Stock will begin arriving at our warehouse mid-end April, thereafter all models will be in stock for overnight delivery. GPO Passion ED 32mm Binoculars GPO Passion ED 42mm Binoculars GPO Passion ED 56mm Binoculars GPO Passion HD 42mm Binoculars GPO Passion HD 50mm Binoculars

Not at all. We are pleased to see you sharing your thoughts 🙂 It is only we are a retailer. We don't think retailers should be posting in or influencing product reviews or eyepiece discussions (unless we see something that is clearly wrong or biased). A number of people have asked if we will make more StellaLyra eyepieces available for review. We can but there is no hurry. Consider they are manufactured by Long Perng. Long Perng are one of a small number of manufacturers making eyepieces for other more expensive brands. This is why they perform so well and why we must expect some resistance from retailers and owners of more expensive brands. With this in mind we think it best StellaLyra eyepieces quietly and incrementally make a name for themselves, organically, over time. For those wanting to see more reviews, consider all eyepieces purchased at FLO are covered by our 30-day return policy. So if you buy one and are not 100% pleased you can return it. No need for concern. HTH, Steve

One ZWO Mini Guide Scope. Customer Return Wrong scope ordered. Excellent condition, open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £89.00 £80.00 (saving £9.00)

One ZWO Off Axis Guider (OAG) v2. Customer Return No longer required. Excellent condition, complete. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £106.00 £95.00 (saving £11.00)

One ZWO ASI 120MM Mini USB 2.0 Mono Camera. Customer Return Developed a fault during the warranty period so replaced. Subsequently repaired by ZWO and now working A-OK, good condition complete with accessories. Full manufacturers warranty. £145.00 £130.00 (saving £15.00)

One Ocal Electronic Collimator. Customer Return Customer didn't get on with it. Good condition, a few marks from usage, complete with USB cable. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £169.00 £152.00 (saving £17.00)

One Dual-Speed 2" Crayford Focuser for Sky-Watcher Refractors. Customer Return Doesn't fit customers scope. Very good condition, minimal signs of use, repackaged. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £159.00 £143.00 (saving £16.00)

One Baader ClickLock 2" DiElectric Star Diagonal. Open Box Brand new, unused but fitted with an Astro Essentials nosepiece as the Baader one was missing. Open box. Full manufacturers warranty. £234.00 £210.00 (saving £24.00)