Astrozap Light Shroud for 12" Skywatcher Flextube

[FLO]

Joe at Astrozap has added a lightshroud for the Skywatcher Flextube to his product range

We should receive a number sometime next week when we will add them to our website.

Price should be the same or similar as the one designed for the Meade 12" Lightbridge.

[Albireo380]

Great - I will buy one as soon as it arrives in stock at FLO. Can I reserve one Steve?

Tom

[FLO]

Consider it done

[Jamie]

Hi Steve

Can you reserve me a shroud for the 12" Flextube too mate?

Thanks

[FLO]

:salute:

[John]

Thanks for adding my 12" Lightbridge shroud to that order Steve

Shrouds are definately "in" this season !!

John

[FLO]

Tom, Jamie, John,

I had a riveting time last night repricing our Astrozap products

We got around two $ to the £ when we last set the prices, now its 1.49!

Anyhow, we'll hold the pre-increase prices for the three shrouds you have reserved

[John]

Tom, Jamie, John,

I had a riveting time last night repricing our Astrozap products

We got around two $ to the £ when we last set the prices, now its 1.49!

Anyhow, we'll hold the pre-increase prices for the three shrouds you have reserved

Thanks Steve - that is appreciated

John

[Jamie]

You da man Steve....

Ta much..

[Albireo380]

Wow - thanks Steve!

Jusat back from a weekend in rural Perthshire. The people we staye dwith live in a VERY dark sky area. Only had a wee 80mm WO 'fract with me on a Vixen Porta mount, but got some great observing on Friday evening. Better still - I am invited back any time I want to observe from their site - and they have a guest cottage I can sleep in

Tom

[John]

My Astrozap shroud arrived on Monday and was used tonight to good effect. It's a really nicely made item and no Lightbridge owner should be without one !.

Thanks Steve

John

[acey]

Do you have the flextube shrouds yet Steve? I want one!

Andrew

[FLO]

It is looking like the first delivery has sold out before they have even arrived!

We will receive more in 7-10 days.

[acey]

Flextube shroud arrived today - "perfick", many thanks. Great that it can be kept on when the scope is collapsed: it looks a bit smarter than a bin-bag! Astrozap have pics of it at their site:

http://www.astrozap.com/pages/shrouds.html

Andrew

[FLO]

And here it is at FLO

Astrozap Light Shroud for Skywatcher Flextube

The attention to detail is impressive: quality breathable fabric, two slots for the black knobs on the upper tube, two sewn-in flexible ABS bands prevent the cloth from obstructing the light path and quick-release drawstrings ensure a secure fit. The shroud remains on the tube, folding neatly when the telescope is retracted.

[eccentric]

Any idea when the 10" ones might be out steve?

[Albireo380]

Just a quick update on this thread. I bought the 12" Astrozap lightshroud for my Flextube from Steve (FLO) a few months back.

It is easy to fit, doesn't get in the way of the "concertinaed" OTA, fits snugly and does what it says on the box. An added benefit is that it seems to almost completely stop any dewing on the secondary. Before fitting the secondary tended to dew up in about an hour (in West of Scotland damp conditions), but with the lightshroud fitted I have used the 'scope for 3.5 hrs with no dewing - despite the surface of both the OTA and lightshoud covered in ice rime.

Tom

[FLO]

Any idea when the 10" ones might be out steve?

2-3 weeks

[eccentric]

Cheers, Great news!! I'll start saving up!

[John]

These should be considered almost essential equipment with a truss tube dob IMHO. I've bought an Astrozap from FLO for my Lightbridge 12" and it's made a huge difference to the scopes useability.

Great product

John

[ukbigd]

all the best dressed Skywatcher flextube's will be wearing a lightshroud this summer....lol