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Or you can use the synscan mobile app either flavor in emulator mode

Can practice inside with your mount when it's cloudy or daytime I do it often

Sharpcap Pro sharpsolve is what I'm using for my hands free alignment

There's the GSO Revelation eyepieces too

Nice to read your rig is working out well for you, sounds similar to my semi remote setup. Mine hangs off wifi and a 10m USB cable to the camera. The game changer for me was sharpsolve in sharpcap.

What do you intend to use the dongle on? I like the mobile app it's ok to use and do what I need

I'd the finder scope alignment with the telescope? What you see in the finder should be what you see in your telescope with the lowest magnification eyepiece

With the startravel why not try observing planets)Moon with just the centre cap removed on the full cap, might be fun to try and see if you can push magnification and hopefully there will be less/no chromatic aberration. (I've assumed there's a centre cap my ST80 has one)

There's a strong sense of looking through a window into further space

I have a heritage 130p the eyepieces I bought extra are 16mm maxvision - love this magnification in the scope great for lots of use 30mm vixen NPL - the lower powered one picked up SH 32mm GSO - the other lower powered one both are good either would do 6mm William Optics SPL - love it saw a Jupiter moon shadow transit, sadly discontinued but the stellalyra reads/looks very similar 1.6 AE shorty barlow - useful I like how the heritage with it's long dove bar can be instead used on a tripod edit - 10mm Vixen SLV - picked up SH

I find the second application too strong, looks over sharpened

You can add synscan dongle to the virtuoso mount mentioned above.

do you already own a heavy duty tripod and ball head ? I feel a refractor might be an idea with the closed tube on a beach, no idea about the sellers and I've not used any of the telescopes mentioned directly Celestron starsense is a manual push to technology using a smartphone guiding you to the selected object, this is in budget there is a bigger aperture 102mm one just over in amazon wharehouse a return maybe and there's the Celestron 22065 AstroMaster 102AZ https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarSense-Explorer-LT-70AZ-CelestronTelescope/dp/B088PPBC5Z/ref=sr_1_29_sspa?crid=CISU4HDQ28F2&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VhJHn7ToRlyS8XD9x9pPOdYOq4xi0lHWKtleLLQ_4PVfVuErhNpb-16Aam8ZCBuk08E4GDkSYuwZ1ZAmgWP10q-cXFS2WkK2uGLI-jXg66mFn80w7jzUTuQXCCKu_8-KOwF4AUt_eeof5P5zkKuZmg.cX69lzwYTSdoEoZ7bpWyh_OsKhNiaSr-kH2s2TixnqI&dib_tag=se&keywords=celestron&qid=1705265112&sprefix=celestron%2Caps%2C74&sr=8-29-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1 If you are thinking of distant terrestrial objects as well maybe a skywatcher skymax 90 as another idea as perhaps can push to higher magnifications Bresser do similar telescopes but I have not used or seen any, such as BRESSER NANO AR-80/640 AZ which is within budget perhaps an ongoing grab and go If the return credit has a long date plenty of time for continued reading taking your time Edit I forgot the skywatcher heritage 130p, lots of reviews, the truss means the OTA length can be shorten for occasional photo, static mount generally need table. I saw a Jupiter moon transit shadow with my Heritage130p

I use one, I have used it successfully with a virtuoso v1 and I use the dongle now with a az-gti as I find the signal stronger from the dongle.

I'd start with learning to do alignment and visual observing. Then with the camera start with imaging the Moon. There's plenty to learn there, then build on it.

welcome do you see your self doing visual observing with the telescope?

Sounds a wonderful trip to come. Maybe there is an astro club there you could visit or arrange to loan something from while there was an idea. I personally would prefer to travel with a small short refractor or if really space tight binoculars I use 8x42

Is the telescope f5 or something else?

The IMX462 has really low read noise. Do we know what ISO the seestar generally uses?

That's great to read very promising

Looking at images shared from seestar S50 data they are great. It's quite amazing really what it produces, the tracking looks quite consistent too.

well done, enjoy seeing all the different processes, and great data to use

I adapted the original rings that came with my 50ED

welcome in that price range and what you've shared my thought would be https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/sky-watcher-starquest-102r-f49-achromatic-refractor-telescope.html the ST102 I've seen used as a EEA telescope, it gives great wide field views and I expect can see the main belts on Jupiter though some chromatic aberration on the edge as a very bright planet. The tripod can be used in equatorial and I gather altaz mode too, plus there is a motor that can be bought to give basic tracking in EQ on one axis. Bang for buck aperture size is going to be a reflector on a manual mount but the best telescope is the one that get's used. Often the f5 reflectors like what you are returning do not reach focus with a mirrored camera (not sure on mirorless) as there is not enough inward focuser travel. There might be frustrations with the tripod but the ST102 telescope can be used on other astro mounts if the hobby grows. What ever you decide I find it's about working within what I have. AstroLaVista has some easy watch videos on different starting telescopes and what you might do with them worth reading looking understanding more before making a choice. The seestar does do quite amazing images looking at uploads Another thought if you already have camera and numerous lenses put the budget to a mount only. Something like the the skywacther az-gti on a sturdy photo tripod you might already have and use in altaz mode to start with. 'IF' you can get your camera to work with sharpcap that opens up live stacking to share with family. I suggested that mount as could take a telescope later for visual use (if within size/weight limitations). I think could start investigating what your camera could do now and what it's compatible with.

You know it's cold when your non cooled astro camera when in use only read 8.1 C° last night but it was clear skies!!