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2 minutes ago, IB20 said:

125mm StellaMira too which I might like in the future…

I assume you've seen FLO's black friday offerings?  (sorry)

It looks like it's about the same as you're seeing in SS6.

In SS7:

17 Cyq / HD 186858:
Under 17 Cyg it says it's secondary is 25.9" away.
There are two different stars listed under HD 186858 - one very close to 17 Cyg, and the other a short distance away.

Mizar:
The description (words) says the separation is 14" in one place, 11.8" in another and at least 500 AU in another.  The basic information (numbers) lists separation at 0.8".

If you're thinking about buying SS7 in the black friday promotion, I'd say it's worth it overall, even though the catalogue errors are probably not much (any?) better than SS6 - I moved from SS6 to SS7 when it first came out and I like a lot of the new features very much.

16 minutes ago, badhex said:

I meant I'd have to wait until my wallet will allow another purchases!

Ah, yes. Shame we can't adjust our eyesight to see more money appear in our wallets. 🙃

24 minutes ago, badhex said:

Finally went to the opticians today to have an eye test, which confirmed my suspicions that I have developed mild astigmatism - 0.5 in my left (dominant) eye.

Your astigmatism while looking in an eyepiece might not be quite the same as that measured by an optometrist as part of a normal eye test.  That said, these differences only usually get noticeable at more severe levels than your 0.5 - so a 0.5 dioptrx will probably be fine.

19 minutes ago, badhex said:

was hoping to save up for the Svbony 8-3mm zoom but I guess it'll have to wait

The smaller the exit pupil the less astigmatism shows up.  In the 3-8 zoom the exit pupil will be small and I don't think your astigmatism will be noticed.

I don't know if SS7 skychart is any different to SS6 - but if you post an example of one of your errors in SS6 I can look in my SS7 to see if it's any different.

23 minutes ago, Franklin said:

Your Parka looks very stylish! We all got sent to school during Winter in the 1970's wearing this hideous outfit and bright orange on the inside!

Did your school have a music practice room?
It's not hideous, it's lovely. Would I lie to you?

(Sorry to anyone that 'gets it' .... 🚪)

I'm with John, it looks like an Askar 185 to me - orange and all.
I don't think it's a SkyWatcher only room - there is a ZWO display at the back, so I don't see why there can't be an Askar one on the left.
Interesting stuff, whoever makes it.

1 minute ago, John said:

What a naff name for an astro company I thought - I'll bet their stuff is rubbish

Why has SVBONY just popped into my head? 🤔

I record my observations into a digital voice recorder - so I can stay at the eyepiece for longer periods and not forget to record anything notable.

I sketch with pencils onto paper - not very artistic but it records the positions and features that words alone do not capture.

The next day:
I write up the voice recorded notes into SkySafari observations.
I store the digital sound recording(s) onto my cloud storage - and add a url to them in the relevant SkySafari observation notes (as text - it's not clickable - but it does link them together).
I photograph my sketch(es) and store them on my cloud storage - again adding a url to them in the SkySafari observation.

Being able to add files as attachments to SkySafari observations would be so much better - but this is as close as I can get.

Impressive looking things - would love to look through one one day 🤤

Judging by all the photos on this thread, they are so good they work in daylight 🤪😁

14 minutes ago, Rusted said:

Suggesting [to me] options for locking at any user-chosen length.

I think you're right.  In fact there is a scale on it - backing up that theory.

The 140 looks nice on Askar's Mark III mount - in matching weird orange.

Anyone know anything about them?

@FLO are you planning on stocking them too?

I like it - thanks for posting 

It seems to be missing the 101st entry:

101. Clear skies from my back garden

13 minutes ago, DirkSteele said:

I would caution that a scope of this size does need a permanent home to get the lost out of it, though it is portable. I took it to Astro Camp once.

Agree totally - but I think your LZOS 180 f/7 weighs about 22.7kg while the Askar 185 is a fair chunk lighter at 17.2kg.  

I love the weird orange colour 😁

You've had £150 worth of fun already.

Is that a gap between the truss and the top - the cream colour looks like the door frame behind.  I'd expect this, and all the other trusses, to be fully flush fitting.  If not there could be some twisting. 

I don't really have a need for one currently, with my long focal length C8 - but I'm actively looking for one because I will get another scope at some point and, like you, I'd be amazed if they stay this value for too much longer. 

1 minute ago, paulastro said:

I'm saving up to buy the whole set - I'm just hoping they don't introduce any more!

Want to go halves? Have them on a timeshare basis? 😉

Very tempting range.
Look how compact the 140 is with everything retracted...

18 minutes ago, RobertI said:

but at considerable cost I would imagine.

The Askar 140 is a 140mm f/7 ED triplet and is £2,098 from flo.  Not sure how much this adjustable section added to arrive at this price - but it seems pretty good value overall.  Subject to it actually working well, and the optics being good, etc etc.....

Just spotted this feature of the Askar 140 APO Refractor...

Do any other scopes have anything like this?

I wonder how rigid it is, especially at this price point?

2 hours ago, badhex said:

the hood trim folds over in such a way that you can use it to block out stray light

This exactly. I’m all in for one. 

Yes! I NEED a snorkel parka. Perfect!

Cloud here, so I didn't get to see it.
Loving the images though - thanks folks - I will have to look out for something like this again.
Brilliant heads up @dweller25