Sharpstar ASKAR 120 APO First Impressions 

You are kicking the sh1t out of the C man. This video made me happy seeing you back in top form again and looking great.

A side by side image comparison of the 120 mm achromatic doublet vs 120 mm Askar triplet vs 122 mm Svbony triplet would be FANTASTIC :)

Good to see that you're getting your strength back. I'm happy for you.

Good to see you curling those scopes. :) I have the 103 apo. i really like it.

I am loving my Askar 103 APO, which uses the same tube and focuser. I've been getting great images with an ASI533MC camera and the 0.8x reducer/flattener.

I’ve had the 120 now since December and I love it. Looking forward to your review Cheers Simon

Glade your getting some clear nights, we haven’t had even one since Halloween 😢

Great video as usual, Ben. Thank you so much.

I really appreciated your review of this scope. I have been contemplating this scope along with a couple others in the 120 mm aperture range to replace my WO 81 mm scope. This one has just gone higher on my list of options to trial.

Rotate the SCOPE. BRILLIANT!!! Thanks, again. And you're looking strong, buddy.

Great idea about rotating the whole scope.

I wonder which one will deliver better images, the 122 mm Svbony or the Askar 120 mm :)

Nice review Ben, you’re looking super. I’m selling my Askar107 as it’s just too heavy for me, but it’s an amazing scope. Clear skies forever and a day

Cool Ben, nice review. And indeed good to see you around 🙂

nice review thanks

I an interested in buying the Svbony 122 mm triplet, now its just 1399 $ which I think is an excellent price but I really wonder how well it does against the 120 mm Askar.

看点阵图中央星点似乎比较大，不过边缘星点很不错，期待实拍😊

I’m in the market for one of these. Thank you for the reviews. I watched the one on the Svbony 122 and this one, both competitively priced. Which one would you recommend?

I read about the loss of files on ASIAIR and I have always saved the images locally and then moved the thumb drive to my stacking PC. Looking at the 120 APO so I can not wait until your full review with images. The 140 (and 185) both look nice but are prices outside of my range.

Tanx

Really looking forward to the final review! Btw as configured (with a reducer or flatenner I guess?) does the camera clear the AM5 tripod legs close to zenith with the pier extension? It looks like it does but not sure. Thanks!

Thanks for the nice review, what is the length of the larger piece if the scope is split in two parts? Is is easy to put the two parts together?

Anyone using this scope visually? I plan to use it 50/50

Nice.

Will the dew shield length be an issue with stray light??? I’m really considering this scope but I’m worried about neighbors lights!!

Yo looking good, let's continue kicking the big C in its figurative nuts woooooo You said the tube can be shortened; does that mean it can become a wider, faster OTA by removing what's effectively an extension tube? Or optics do not work that way (ie the elements should be designed for a specific FL from the get-go, otherwise you'd need correction glass at the end when you physically shorten the tube)? Also - would putting a printed rotation scale on the scope ring and a big honking arrow on the tube be a good substitute for what's on the focuser? Re them cable harnesses (or cable sneks, as we like to call em), you might want to consider using those self-sealing nylon mesh sleeves (via thin plastic ribs embedded in the nylon net that spring back to shape) used by computer modders/auto detailers instead of those white plastic cable management wraps. These sleeves are thinner and lighter, might save all your ports from unnecessary weight bearing work. And it comes in a variety of colors (y'know what they say about red gear, right - the red makes things go faster XD)

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