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Our first stock delivery arrived only last week but we will have a play, take some measurements then do our best to answer questions when we reopen Monday.

We made a couple of our own photos yesterday. It is a little larger than expected and feels nice and solid.

Now £150.

Not sure of the weight difference but will post again when we have an opportunity to compare them side-by-side. Speaking personally, unless compact size is really important, I would choose the new Sky-Watcher EvoGuide. The question most people are asking, is how will it compare with the StarTravel-80 for guiding? There are probably more people using an ST80 for guiding than any other telescope. It is a very popular choice, that is why we assembled the ST80 bundle.

We have also put together Sky-Watcher EvoGuide 50ED Guidescope & ZWO ASI120MM Bundle

The price has fallen three times in less than 24-hrs! I think dealers know it will quickly become a bestseller so are already discounting it. Currently the lowest price is £155 and we have set ours to match

We like this! Sky-Watcher EvoGuide 50ED Guidescope 50mm Finder / GuideScope with ED doublet optics using FPL-53 glass for one of the elements Fine helical focuser for precise focusing and a 1.25" barrel or T2 thread for camera or eyepiece connection. The bracket is a standard Sky-Watcher / Vixen finder style so should fit most shoes. Now available and ready to ship!

New ZWO ASI-385 series colour cameras are in stock, both cooled and uncooled versions The ASI-385 uses Sony's highly sensitive IMX385LQR CMOS sensor, originally designed for industrial applications it's sensitivity is almost twice that of the sensor it replaces (IMX185LQJ) so is an excellent choice for astrophotography. Large 3.75μm pixels have a sensitivity of 2350 mV (the highest among Sony image sensors for industrial applications) and SNR1s of 0.13 lx. This is achieved via an internal programmable gain amplifier and high conversion gain pixels. It also combines HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology with technology that improves sensitivity in the near-infrared region. Impressive cameras at remarkably affordable prices! ZWO ASI 385MC USB 3.0 Colour Camera ZWO ASI 385MC-Cool USB 3.0 Colour Camera

Normally 1-2 weeks, though possibly a little longer at this time of year. HTH, Steve

I like him/her ^

We could arrange this for you but please email us first (questions@firstlightoptics.com) so we can organise it and work out pricing. I would be hesitant to recommend it though as we very rarely see optical issues with doublets - by their nature they are much simpler to construct so suffer far fewer alignment problems. Any such issues would be covered under warranty.

Although... The 127 GTi bundle has just sold out...

You forgot the 127 AZ-GTi (£495). They have that too All the bundles are readily available. My regards to Dave & Kerin.

Ah, now it makes sense. So you upgraded to one of the bundles. Good choice All the bundles are available.

Did you receive one today?

This morning their website says they are out of stock, I think you had better contact them for an update. Steve

I don't think they are open Sunday either. Sky-Watcher's UK dustributer sold out two weeks ago so I am surprised to hear Telescope House have stock remaining. Although, TH are owned by Bresser GmbH (Germany) so perhaps they sourced some from them. However they did it, congratulations on having found one ? Steve

Welcome to SGL paulibbitson, it is good to hear you found one ? I will be very impressed if they deliver it to you tomorrow/Tuesday. Steve

That might be more difficult to achieve but I will request it. Will probably know sometime next week. Am off to bed now

There is another tripod available for the new AZ5 mount, it isn't currently imported but we could request it. It is the same as the EQ5/HEQ5 tripod but with a different top casting (no AZ pin) and a 3/8" centre bolt instead of metric. The pricing would the same as the EQ5/HEQ5 tripod, so about £105/£110. There isn't an extension tube available for it though. Would there be much of a demand? Steve

Good idea, it shall be done Thank-you

The Sky-Watcher AZ Goto SynScan Handset Cable will connect a hand-controller to an AZ GTi mount. HTH

Unfortunately the next shipment is 6-8 weeks away, late-Sept/early-Oct They must have under-estimated it's popularity.

We should have an ETA soon

Unfortunately the new AZ GTi mount has sold out. There are no more remaining at the distributors warehouse either. There are some AZ GTi bundles remaining but the mount-only option will be unavailable until the next shipment. We have requested an ETA. This situation affects all UK retailers.