SeeStar S50 Bortle 8-9 Zone Thoughts?

[Vinnyvent84]

Hi all, I have seen plenty of threads regarding this scope but I was wondering if anyone had specific photos and/or experience with the S50 in a high Bortle Zone like 8-9 as I live in Brooklyn, NY. I have no expectations of National Geographic level details but wanted to know if I could expect more and/or noticeable better results on DSO's compared to my Celestron Nexstar 6SE ?

[Cosmic Geoff]

See page 40 of the Seestar S50 thread here, halfway down, post by MonsterMagnet of Horsehead, etc. He says he took this in Bortle 9.

None of that nebulosity can be seen visually at all from an urban site.

[happy-kat]

Might be worth doing a general search on EEA with 6SE to see what's being achieved, your telescope will be good for Moon and planets anyway.

Edited December 21, 2023 by happy-kat

[MonsterMagnet]

On 21/12/2023 at 18:00, Vinnyvent84 said:

Hi all, I have seen plenty of threads regarding this scope but I was wondering if anyone had specific photos and/or experience with the S50 in a high Bortle Zone like 8-9 as I live in Brooklyn, NY. I have no expectations of National Geographic level details but wanted to know if I could expect more and/or noticeable better results on DSO's compared to my Celestron Nexstar 6SE ?

I live in Zone 2 central London (specified as Bortle 9 on ClearOutside) and I've posted a few pictures on the other Seestar thread (near the end).

It's actually rather good, especially with the filter on.  I've got the 2 inch filter holder now so I'll try it with the L-Extreme soon as well.  Results are obviously not as good as my full rig but it also takes 2 seconds to set up so you can use it on semi-cloudy nights or for quick bursts.

So far I think it's a great little thing.

MM.

Edit:  I see a previous poster has mentioned my photos already!

Edited December 22, 2023 by MonsterMagnet

[Dr Strange]

On 21/12/2023 at 10:00, Vinnyvent84 said:

Hi all, I have seen plenty of threads regarding this scope but I was wondering if anyone had specific photos and/or experience with the S50 in a high Bortle Zone like 8-9 as I live in Brooklyn, NY. I have no expectations of National Geographic level details but wanted to know if I could expect more and/or noticeable better results on DSO's compared to my Celestron Nexstar 6SE ?

It actually does surprisingly well in a 8-9 zone. I live in one and for $500 it is very impressive! As noted see page 40. It will give you several examples.