Nah. You haven't missed it Dave.
As you'd expect the 3.5mm is one for the night's of very good seeing which are in very scant supply here in Canberra
But I knew that when I bought it.
I just wanted a top quality 65 degree FOV high mag (285x) ep in my kit for those few nights when the door's wide open for planet gazing "up close".
To be honest, I've used it once since it arrived a month ago. That's testament to the awful seeing we've had on the east coast for weeks. On that occasion the seeing was no better than 5/10, so I've not had a real chance to push all its buttons. I do, however, love the 20mm eye relief of the LVW range.
Rest assured the moment the conditions allow an opportunity for a fair appraisal I'll post a report
Although I'm still uncertain an 8" is up to the rigours of splitting Antares in anything but the best conditions, compared to your 10"?
Maybe Ving can comment here, being one of our many double lovers working with a scope of the same aperture
