Celestron Origin: Unboxing, Setup, First Light, and Seestar/Origin/C11 Showdown

#astrophotography #celestron #seestar #origin #astronomy
End of debate! Here's what an average person can do from an average backyard on an average night with the Seestar, Celestron Origin, and EAA rig.
All images were acquired on 7/12/24.
EAA Equipment
Celestron 11” EdgeHD
CGX-L Computerized Equatorial Mount
Celestron Reducer Lens, 0.7x
PrimaLuce Lab Micro-focuser, Esatto 2"
Player One Astronomy Phoenix Wheel, 8 x 1.25"
Baader Planetarium Neodymium 1.25" Moon & Skyglow Filter
Player One Mini-OAG, Xena-M
Player One Astronomy Saturn-C SQR
Image Acquisition: SharpCap
Post-processing: PixInsight and Lightroom
Celestron Origin
Slightly cropped a few images
Otherwise all default settings and no post-processing
Seestar S50
Default Settings and no post-processing

[@gamingtonight1526]

Excellent editing of picture and sound! Plus the sky shots - amazing!

[@bbquasar3973]

Thanks! 😊

[@awnstar2139]

Wow! awesome comparison !
Cannot believe wait to see more from your Origin!
Thanks for sharing!!🤩

[@bbquasar3973]

Thanks for watching!

[@kimex5164]

Wow finally someone got the origin and sharing. Subbed!!

[@spizzlo]

I also subbed for that sole reason, first one with hands on that I've seen. Obviously Celestron didn't send out review units on this one which is surprising

[@liveandletlive8264]

Nice observatory !👍🙋‍♂️🇭🇷

[@WenqingSun]

that is amazing

[@JamesElmquist]

This is going to change the game!

[@IndianTuning]

Very nice comparison!

[@roelboudry]

nice comparison

[@ChuckBigbie]

All excellent! What is the music 🎶?

[@jeffberg9522]

Really nice work on this video!
What software are you using on the c11 for imaging and auto guiding?

[@bbquasar3973]

Thanks! SharpCap and phd2.

[@freedomwon2004]

Awesome 👌
I like your observatory 👍
Where did you get it?

[@bbquasar3973]

skyshedpod.com - It's nice. Setting up and tearing down the scope was a pain, so this was a nice addition to the backyard.

[@hynekfuchs1378]

👍

[@ToddGross]

great stuff. my seestar is pretty close to the origin images you are showing but not quite (better than your seestar images) not sure why - still a clear winner

[@hmuphilly9129]

Plus its cheaper and more mobile

[@Blf2150455]

What were the exposure times for the origin and c11 on M31?

[@bbquasar3973]

Origin exposure time was 910 seconds. With the C11, it was 30 minutes with 5 minute auto-guided subs. So you could argue that this is not EAA, and I would agree. It looks like the Seestar was 15 minutes. Between the Origin and Seestar, it really wasn't close. Within just a couple minutes, the Origin image was jaw-dropping, incredible. Kind of a holy @#@%# moment for me. I'm not a Celestron shill either - just some average guy that likes telescopes! 🔭🔭🔭

[@joeponthetrails]

Ditch the music. For pluto would be nicer if you used a simple arrow instead of a icon with 3 similar parts, even though it was clear where it was.
Thanks for the comparison.

[@TheToddgross]

please test on jupiter. nobody has