Beardy30

1 hour ago, trailer said:

Last night's moon. 28% waxing. The image on the left is a single shot whilst the second is a stacked image taken from a 25 second avi.

 

Nice images . Has anyone noticed how improvements kick in after any particular time /exposures time - I have certainly noticed everyone it doubles it improves 10/20/40/80 etc ..what have others experienced?

On 11/04/2024 at 21:02, GasGiant said:

Yes

I bought the S9 specifically for use with the Seestar. Not sure how it compares with and Ipad/Apple though

Thank you 

Some shots from last night of the moon, Pinwheel, Whirlpool and M31 

On consideration I think a family holiday in spain or one of its islands is the way forward 

Greenland’s not an option really for me as I’m hoping to make a family break of it - I image well opt for Spain 🇪🇸 

Hi all

Where do you recommend for the 2026 eclipse- Spain (lower horizon but chance of clear skys and warmer) or Iceland - sun high in the sky but weather more risky cloud wise ?

has anyone use the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 for the SeeStar i wonder how it compared technically to the Ipad 2022 model - as ive always preferred the simplisity of the Ipad/Apple devices personally

9 hours ago, LDW1 said:

North Bay, Ontario, Canada today, 92% covered !  I was lucky the SS shot right through the thinner cloud cover !

 

Fabulous images I love the Seestar so much I do t seriously think I’ll ever use a conventional telescope again 

10 hours ago, LDW1 said:

Google around there have been several on these forums incl CN / YouTube, I think SS won out based on cost vs capabilities and ease of use !

Sorry perhaps my question was poorly worded, I get the S50 wins for certain economic/ capability reason but my question was more around if anyone has tried one of these and how good it was in comparison regardless of cost ☺️

Has anyone been able to compare the Seestar to the Unistellar eVscope eQuinox ? 

Very very sad news - Alyn was a pioneer and and inspiration- RIP 💔

The Seestar is a class bit of kit. Video of the sun ☀️taken this morning 

Not sure why you would want to add it to an EQ mount , such short exposure time the mount will be fine as is - performs well as it’s intended imo 

On 15/03/2024 at 08:19, Flame Nebula said:

Assuming your have > 1, which would you keep? And why? 

Thanks 

Mark 

100% My 4" ST102 refractor

Have a look at the above thread 

11 hours ago, happy-kat said:

The camera chip in the seestar is great

Yea it’s fab I love mine 

12 hours ago, Elp said:

The Seestar is no good on planets due to short focal length. For the moon it'll be fine.

Tbf it’s not all that bad - personally had some good results on Jupiter 

Thanks think I’ll just use the Seestar 👍🏼

Hi,

what camera would be recommended for lunar and planetary other than the zwo 224, recently sold mind as it was not great imo in terms of image quality 

Having read the spec and looked into the various coating grades I feel bosun is right and that the celestron has low grade coatings than the skymax 

Hi could someone recommend an upgrade to the zwo 224mc for planets and the moon predominantly 

I’ll be surprised if there’s any difference 

42 minutes ago, bosun21 said:

I owned a 150 and found that an EQ5 is the minimum I would use although the HEQ5 would be better. On the EQ5 pro I added an electric focuser to eliminate focusing vibration.

Just now, Beardy30 said:

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just out of interest im assuming the celestron 27 eq astromaster Mak is the same as the SW 127 but a good lot cheaper?  it would therefore be more economical to buy this version and ditch the mount and add the OTA to an existing axi gti mount

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