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We have only three of the 10x50 models remaining...

Currently there is no explanatory text, we will add that when enough people have kicked it's tyres

Years ago we built our own collection of astronomy tools and calculators so we could more easily answer questions and advise customers. In 2014 we made it available to all as the Astronomy Tools website. In 2015 we added a CCD suitability Calculator (was a bit controversial but has proven popular). We are now working on a Guidescope Suitability Calculator to help you assess imager / guider combinations. This new calculator is a work in progress so we will be grateful if you would please kick it's tyres then let us know how it might be improved. In particular, what is considered a good ratio these days? We are thinking anywhere between 1:1 and 1:4 will work well but with improved software even up to 1:10 can produce good results? We will be grateful for your feedback Steve & the FLO team

This Lynx Astro Mak to SCT Adapter enables you to fit SCT threaded focusers and accessories to a Maksutov-Cassegrain telescope with 45.4mm rear thread.

Currently it looks like it'll arrive around the end of this month. Will check again in a few days. HTH, Steve

Looking at sales so far, the 10x50 will most likely sell out before the 8.5x50. If you are planning to buy the 10x50 place your order soon ?

We will check ETA when we/they reopen Tuesday ?

We have purchased all remaining stock of Japanese-made Opticron SR.GA 50mm binoculars and are offering them at less than half price! £229 £99 (Save £130!) Both 8.5x50 & 10x50 models are in stock. New unopened stock with full Opticron 30-year warranty. Also covered by our 30-day returns policy Buy a premium Japanese-made binocular at a low Chinese-made price!

No, these are still scheduled for around end-April

Ah apologies - yes, the saddle can be removed, offset 90 degrees and refitted

Speed will be a big part - with the GPS to populate date, time and location and the photodiodes to align on to the sun you should be pointed to the star and tracking very quickly. The auto drift correction should also help with imaging, keeping the sun aligned and centralised indefinitely - like having an auto-guider built-in This would work well with the L-bracket, you could then attach the Coronado using that or a simple dovetail and screw would do the trick.

The scope is filtered - it's a dedicated 70mm white light solar telescope from Sky-Watcher that we hope might make it's way to the UK at some point. Our product page already had a warning message about solar observing but we have added an additional one just above the videos just to be sure

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Latest price is on our website - we will continue to monitor the situation though and update as necessary to ensure we are always competitive

The telescope in the videos is a Sky-Watcher 70mm white light solar telescope so no eyeballs were harmed in the making of that video

Sky-Watcher have announced the new SolarQuest Solar Tracking and GoTo mount. The mount features 4x photodiodes, in-built GPS and a 3-axis accelerometer and is able to level itself, find the date, time and location and automatically find the sun, lock on to it and track it! We are very excited about the possibilities of this mount! We are taking deposits now, stock is due to arrive early May but we expect these to be very, very popular. More details, specs and videos available on our website.

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We don’t insist you retain the original packaging, you can still return it

To be fair to my colleague, he said the AZ5 would be better than the AZ3 you were originally considering. But don't worry, you are covered by our 30-day return policy so if change your mind it won't be a problem HTH, Steve

Unfortunately the first batch sold out in days. The next shipment is due sometime in April. It is often the way with new products, they start with a small batch to test the waters followed by a second much larger shipment. HTH, Steve

@michaelmorris We don't have one here and won't until the next shipment arrives in April but... 1. The dew shield isn't threaded for filters, the ridges are baffles. A filter would need to go on the eyepiece. 2. Didn't think to measure dew shield diameters but will when stock arrives, hopefully an owner will post details before then. 3. Sky-Watcher's own illuminated reticule eyepiece is a 12.5mm Plossl with 40° AFOV. Baader also offer their 12.5mm Microguide eyepiece, an Abbe Orthoscopic with 42° FOV and a more detailed reticule but it is considerably more expensive. 4. The regular 9x50 Sky-Watcher finderscope bracket won't fit the new EvoGuide. HTH, Steve

It will indeed be nice to hear. I confess I assumed it would and the sales spiel about it being suitable as "a small richfield telescope for travelling!" appears to confirm it. I have edited our product description until we hear more from owners (we don't have access to one until our next stock delivery). Steve

We are currently sold out so I don't have one in front of me and unfortunately I didn't check to see if it has a photo-thread underneath the mounting foot. The Borg Series 60 Mounting Ring should fit nicely with some felt/cork padding. I will give it more thought when our next delivery arrives. Steve

All have sold and are dispatched so I won't be able to assess one under a night sky until after the next delivery. But, with so many having sold in such a short space of time I think you'll soon be reading reports from owners here at SGL. Consider how good your regular 9x50 Sky-Watcher finderscope is - it has regular glass but CA is minimal. This is in part because small aperture telescopes use thinner lenses (same is true for long f-ratio telescopes, but that is another story). I am expecting the EvoGuide with it's 50mm objective and S-FPL53 ED element to be very well corrected. HTH, Steve

Yes, non-rotating