What are we saying then? 🤔 Are you choosing the: $349 Seestar S30 ( collabs.shop/evuvxj ) or the $499 Seestar S50? ( collabs.shop/9shogd ) 🌟🔭 🗣🗣👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Reckon the S50 will be on my Xmas list, prefer the longer focal length so you can get closer without cropping but still use the mosaic mode for wider shots, it’s also now £485 in UK so closer in price. Wish it had the newer sensor though.
My daughter asked me what l would like for my 70th birthday, without hesitation the ZWO Seestar 50. l enjoy astrophotograpghy and have my own self built observatory, the Seestar will be ideal for when we go on holiday abroad.
I’ve had the S50 for 9 months and have been delighted with the results, and I feel like I’ve got to know the night sky like never before. I’m interested to see the S30 but not interested in getting one, I think it is aimed at newcomers, not people who already have an S50. I hope ZWO are working on EQ mode, and I am sure they will be working on a bigger, higher resolution scope yet to be released. What a great time for astronomy and astrophotography!
I may wait for the s100, i havent decided. if I was to buy one right now it would probably be the s50, mainly because I think bigger is better. maybe paired with a 10" dob for the grandson to star hop with. UPDATE : Found a S50 at the local pawnshop, looks new in the box, $250 out the door. Going to give it a run tonight!
As someone who isn’t a beginner in astrophotography but limited in time; the S50 has been a revelation. The accompanying software is well designed and very usable. Not always the case in astronomy. The game now is how much performance can I squeeze out of the little unit and pix.
Thank you very much Damon for your benchmark and comparative videos, that guided me in the choice of a smart telescope! I followed your affiliate link to thank you.
I have a S50. Seriously easy to setup and use! Been using it for a few months. Great fun but I do miss looking through a lens but then that progress I reckon. Great for newcomers to astronomy as it gives you a visual reference to what you're looking at and where in the night sky it is.
Thanks for the side by side comparisons. I was wondering how their results compared. I didn't see anything that made me think I needed to buy the S30. Now if ZWO comes out with a better sensor and a bigger FOV without having to do a mosaic mode. ( I spent 2 hours to capture an hour of M31 in Mosaic mode.) I would probably buy it.
Love the videos I find them very detailed and I always learn something from them. I was at the beginning of the year saving up to buy the s50 but I broke the rear window of my car so had to replace that. I then started saving again and of course my car died and had to be scrapped. Everything s50 was put on the back boiler so I could get a new car. I am now saving up for the s30 so I'm just waiting for my new car to explode 😂😂😂. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the s30 fingers crossed 🤞🤞
I definitely want one that's better than the 50, so whatever higher number that ends up being. Bigger aperture that produces better less fuzzy pictures. I would pay $1000-1500 for it!
Nice comparison. I picked up an S50 a few weeks ago. It's convenient because I have three little kids. So, currently, I have little time and energy to set up and align a full imaging rig. The S50 helps me feel like I'm accomplishing some part of AP.
Thanks Damon. I'm 62 and my first scope was a Tasco 60mm refractor which has pretty bad optics but I learnt the night sky with it. My second scope was and still is a Meade etx 125. My third scope will be..... The s30. The etx provides superb views of planets and I love splitting double stars but is pretty bad at viewing deep sky objects. Hopefully the s30 (when it arrives) will fill the gap. Also travelling with such a small scope will be perfect. I've been lucky to view the southern sky from Aussie and the s30 will be perfect when I hopefully head south again.😅
I have the S50 and love it. I have also pre-ordered the S30….not to replace the S50, but to complement it. If/when ZWO comes out with a larger version of the S50, I imagine I’ll get they as well.
I bought the S50 last week After cancelling my order for the Dwarf 3. Dwarflabs kept putting back the release date on my order. The last email I got from them was now Jan 2025 at the earliest . Im really happy with the S50 and the first images I got out of it were amazing.
Yeah, I was a bit disappointed to hear that deliveries of the D3 had been pushed back to January. Fingers crossed that there aren't any further delays!
It looks like you could take either one in carry on and because you are only looking at a 10 min set up vs 2 hours for a full on astro rig, it's totally doable on vacation and you are not going to piss off the wife\GF and because it's so autonomous it can do it's thing while you go out to dinner.
I’m really impressed by both the S50 and S30, but like a lot of other armature astronomers I’d really like to see an S80 as I have a Skywatcher 80 ED 600mm f/7.5 telescope and EQ6-R Pro GOTO mount and tripod. Therefore, for now, I’m hanging on to see what they come up with next year.
A week or two ago, I decided to get the S50. It arrived 3 days ago, and all I can do is take scenery pictures with it. It's been overcast since the day it arrived and there doesn't look to be any clearing of the skies in the near future. No, rain and snow coming.
I have the S50. For entry into the hobby, I believe it is a value purchase for someone serious enough to invest $500. The S30 has a shorter focal length by 100mm which provides the wider field. The smaller aperture reduces the pixel scale performance due to using a 2.9um pixel in the new camera. These features make an S30 cheaper but also limit the performance on smaller targets like planets, planetary nebula, globular clusters, etc. I am not even sure the S30 widefield camera can do milkyway skies!
I've had the S50 for 9 months and have had a great time with it. As telescopes go, it is already incredibly portable. Smaller and lighter was not on my improvement list. I've read up on the S30 and watched videos, but other than tracking cars and planes, the S30 doesn't do as well as the S50. For an upgrade, I'd love to see an equatorial option and/or a larger aperture. In the meantime, the Mosaic mode has been a great software upgrade.
@@Tom在加拿大 Thanks. I didn't realize that. I've only tried scenery mode a few times and wasn't trying to track anything at the time. I just looked at scenery mode again and now see the button. Vehicles might be easy. I imagine trying to catch and track a plane could be tough. Always up for a challenge. ;)
I was about to get an S50 which would be the first telescope I've had since i was a kid, 55 years ago, but then the S30 came out so I ordered that instead.. Won't be here for 2 months so hopefully it's worth the wait.
Would have preferred the s50 resolution with a larger chip to give a wider fields but I guess I’ll be getting an S30 for cheapness, field of view and compactness.
Based only on this video, S50 hands down. With the S30 as an entry level smart scope, beginners are going to want to see the planets. Looks like the S30 is a major fail in this regard. ZWO should do an S50 with the 585 sensor for
@xchimnyx you are commenting from a place of knowledge/experience. My comment was about the S30 as an entry level device attractive to beginners, i.e. those that don't know their focal length from their aperture. Someone with no knowledge is going to buy this and the first three things they will want to see is the moon, Saturn, and Jupiter. This device fails at 2 of these 3, and there will be disappointment. Some may push on to view other objects. Others may just give up right there, thinking there is something wrong with it.
@xchimnyx I'll reserve judgment on that point depending on if ZWO puts clear pictures of the planets on the packaging, like the rest of the entry level "Christmas" scopes.
The D2 has received the same software upgrades as the D3. You cannot compare with the Seestar range even just for the EQ mode supported on both D2 and D3. I suggest you maybe check the reviews of the D3 that's already been published. The mosaic mode released for the Seestar just made the scope much slower than before. It was an afterthought that wouldn't have been implemented if it weren't for users' noise about it. Without EQ mode the S30 is IMO not worth even its low price.
Could you make the raw files available? It would be nice to see the original images side by side on my 4K monitor. I wonder in which case the smaller objects look better and I don't want to use my phone to look at pictures taken with Seestar.
well its very cool for the money and all that, but both image colors are a bit off because of the filter. The nebula is not that red. I had similar results when I used a optolong l pro filter and tried to do a photometric color calibration. The star colors aren't correct and the process can't do proper color calibration.
You know what would push me over the edge, 60 mm, EQ option, 1.25 at the back so I can swap out the camera for the next ZWO improved camera in a few years from now. I would pay $ a grand for that.
Have the s50 and d2.took the d2 on holidays.bortle 6 Ibiza and the staff in the hotel couldn't believe how it could take photos as you could only barely make out constellations.
what would be the point of getting an S30 or an "old" S50 when dwarf3 is available? I really see no point on that, and i am an S50 user. However I have never used a Dwarf3, but according to reviews, it seems to be better in every aspect than S30 and S50. Any thoughts?
I have the S30 on pre-order from vega vision and hoping it arrives before Christmas. I really wanted the S50 but it was out of my price range and as it’s my first step in to astronomy to encourage my space mad 7 year old I couldn’t justify the extra cost over the S30. It does look mightily impressive in its own right though. Can you recommend any other hardware/software for an absolute beginner?
Both the S30 and S50 are great for beginners. Super fast setup, easy to use app to control it, and very good quality images for the price. You get a little more detail with the 50, but the wider FOV on the 30 allows imaging larger DSO without having to use mosaic mode. As Damon pointed out, you will be hard pressed to get any surface detail on Jupiter or the Saturn rings on the 30, but you aren't gonna get too much detail on either of those 2 targets with the 50 either. If I was getting into the hobby with no knowledge, I probably would go with the 30 to start off.
I really like my dwarf 2 and the seestar s50 the quality of the image of the seestar is better but the dwarf2 could go Eq mode and for me it have least drop off picture at the end lice them both
Hy Damon, Can you make a beginner friendly setup! A idea from me: I am planning to buy Skywatcher star adventure 2i -very cheap for a mount tbh Canon t3i-very used in astrophotography (proof-astrobin) eBay used to make it cheap And then any good refractor or lens For a refractor my eyes are on skywatcher evostar 72ed also not expensive in Amazon Hope this setup suits many beginners with 1k budget!! And if you try this, then I will definitely buy this setup cause I know you will show results with this
I have the same set up when I first started but with the cannon T-7 then bought the 3i later for the flip screen and the Orion field flattener, had some great results with just a tracker
I'm guessing it has the same 10/20/30 options that the S50 has, but as in the case with the 50, anything above the 10 second mark will probably have a lot of rejected subs due to star trails unless you mount it based on the eq trick people have come up with to basically give it an EQ mode.
Looking for budget telescope would you rather have celestron star sense LT80 or the 114 one is reflector other refractor just about same specs but which would be better for moon Saturn or Jupiter all I'm really interested in right now
if choosing between 80LT & 114LT is a must. I prefer 80LT to 114LT. As 114LT with a poor bird Jones design ,you can never get a good image from it . Try to avoid all the 114 series from celestron ,they always build it with poor bird jones design and result in abnormal long focal length. If possible, try the upper version ,say 130DX , it is much better.
Imx 678 exmor.2 NO AMP.GLOW !!!! For dwarf.3 and 8.3Mega pixels mutch more powerfull than imx462 (s50) or imx662 (exmor2 tech no amp.glow for s30 zwo but 2MP only!!!!) NO AMP GLOW = noise less, dark Sky.
I absolutely love my Seestar S50! Fortunately, I live in a country where the skies are clear 320 days a year. Almost every night, after a long and exhausting workday, I set up my chair fixed a phone holder to it, make a cup of coffee, activate my Seestar, and then enjoy scanning the night sky. Even under a Bortle 7 sky, I’m able to observe any star, planet, to star cluster, nebula, and galaxy that I find in the sky atlas. really, I feel like I have 24-inch dobsonian telescope!
What I really don't like about these smart telescopes is that they do everything for you, it makes astrophotography unfun, unless your definition of fun is staring at a phone screen. They may make astrophotography easy, but the struggle of imaging the night sky is what is unique to astrophotography, having a robot do everything for you is not my idea of fun.
What are we saying then? 🤔
Are you choosing the:
$349 Seestar S30 ( collabs.shop/evuvxj )
or the
$499 Seestar S50? ( collabs.shop/9shogd )
🌟🔭
🗣🗣👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Neither, can you please provide a review of the Juwei 17 please?
@@nikaxstrophotographymmm not really what this video is about and not answering the question either, but bless you, you tried.
@@forestntt72 and you are?
Dwarf 3
Reckon the S50 will be on my Xmas list, prefer the longer focal length so you can get closer without cropping but still use the mosaic mode for wider shots, it’s also now £485 in UK so closer in price. Wish it had the newer sensor though.
My daughter asked me what l would like for my 70th birthday, without hesitation the ZWO Seestar 50. l enjoy astrophotograpghy and have my own self built observatory, the Seestar will be ideal for when we go on holiday abroad.
what scopes do u have
@@Jeeprepdiaries12 RVO 72ED scope with 50mm guidescope, Zwo asiair pro, Zwo eaf,a nikon D610 dslr mounted on Skywatcher HEQ5.
@@tonydd1735 nicee have you ever tried a dobsonian???
I’ve had the S50 for 9 months and have been delighted with the results, and I feel like I’ve got to know the night sky like never before. I’m interested to see the S30 but not interested in getting one, I think it is aimed at newcomers, not people who already have an S50. I hope ZWO are working on EQ mode, and I am sure they will be working on a bigger, higher resolution scope yet to be released. What a great time for astronomy and astrophotography!
I may wait for the s100, i havent decided. if I was to buy one right now it would probably be the s50, mainly because I think bigger is better. maybe paired with a 10" dob for the grandson to star hop with. UPDATE : Found a S50 at the local pawnshop, looks new in the box, $250 out the door. Going to give it a run tonight!
As someone who isn’t a beginner in astrophotography but limited in time; the S50 has been a revelation. The accompanying software is well designed and very usable. Not always the case in astronomy. The game now is how much performance can I squeeze out of the little unit and pix.
Hi I have the S50 it's so good I can't see the point of going to the S30 and now with mosaic mode it's made it 100% better , nice video
I ordered an S50 just today. 😀 Thanks for the excellent videos.
Loved your last 3 vids. Am a S50 owner and will now be able to recommend either of these Seestars to friends for a Christmas present.
Nice results especially for the price
Thank you very much Damon for your benchmark and comparative videos, that guided me in the choice of a smart telescope!
I followed your affiliate link to thank you.
I have a S50. Seriously easy to setup and use! Been using it for a few months. Great fun but I do miss looking through a lens but then that progress I reckon. Great for newcomers to astronomy as it gives you a visual reference to what you're looking at and where in the night sky it is.
Want dwarf 3 comparison please
Thanks for the side by side comparisons. I was wondering how their results compared. I didn't see anything that made me think I needed to buy the S30. Now if ZWO comes out with a better sensor and a bigger FOV without having to do a mosaic mode. ( I spent 2 hours to capture an hour of M31 in Mosaic mode.) I would probably buy it.
S50 IS ON SALE TOO! Nov 20 until beginning of Jan. at Seestar.
Love the videos I find them very detailed and I always learn something from them. I was at the beginning of the year saving up to buy the s50 but I broke the rear window of my car so had to replace that. I then started saving again and of course my car died and had to be scrapped. Everything s50 was put on the back boiler so I could get a new car. I am now saving up for the s30 so I'm just waiting for my new car to explode 😂😂😂. I'm looking forward to getting my hands on the s30 fingers crossed 🤞🤞
I definitely want one that's better than the 50, so whatever higher number that ends up being. Bigger aperture that produces better less fuzzy pictures. I would pay $1000-1500 for it!
Nice comparison. I picked up an S50 a few weeks ago. It's convenient because I have three little kids. So, currently, I have little time and energy to set up and align a full imaging rig. The S50 helps me feel like I'm accomplishing some part of AP.
Thanks Damon. I'm 62 and my first scope was a Tasco 60mm refractor which has pretty bad optics but I learnt the night sky with it. My second scope was and still is a Meade etx 125. My third scope will be..... The s30. The etx provides superb views of planets and I love splitting double stars but is pretty bad at viewing deep sky objects. Hopefully the s30 (when it arrives) will fill the gap. Also travelling with such a small scope will be perfect. I've been lucky to view the southern sky from Aussie and the s30 will be perfect when I hopefully head south again.😅
I have the S50 and love it. I have also pre-ordered the S30….not to replace the S50, but to complement it. If/when ZWO comes out with a larger version of the S50, I imagine I’ll get they as well.
No mention of the dwarf 3 that has been reviewed and available in the uk soon?
The Seestar app was just updated to include an intelligent denoise function. I have to admit that it does a very good job.
I bought the S50 last week After cancelling my order for the Dwarf 3. Dwarflabs kept putting back the release date on my order.
The last email I got from them was now Jan 2025 at the earliest . Im really happy with the S50 and the first images I got out of it were amazing.
Yeah, I was a bit disappointed to hear that deliveries of the D3 had been pushed back to January. Fingers crossed that there aren't any further delays!
definitely considering buying one next year
It looks like you could take either one in carry on and because you are only looking at a 10 min set up vs 2 hours for a full on astro rig, it's totally doable on vacation and you are not going to piss off the wife\GF and because it's so autonomous it can do it's thing while you go out to dinner.
I have the S50. Its a great little scope. However when Seestar started telling us something new was coming, I really hoped for a bigger version.
I’m really impressed by both the S50 and S30, but like a lot of other armature astronomers I’d really like to see an S80 as I have a Skywatcher 80 ED 600mm f/7.5 telescope and EQ6-R Pro GOTO mount and tripod. Therefore, for now, I’m hanging on to see what they come up with next year.
A week or two ago, I decided to get the S50. It arrived 3 days ago, and all I can do is take scenery pictures with it. It's been overcast since the day it arrived and there doesn't look to be any clearing of the skies in the near future. No, rain and snow coming.
I have the S50. For entry into the hobby, I believe it is a value purchase for someone serious enough to invest $500.
The S30 has a shorter focal length by 100mm which provides the wider field. The smaller aperture reduces the pixel scale performance due to using a 2.9um pixel in the new camera. These features make an S30 cheaper but also limit the performance on smaller targets like planets, planetary nebula, globular clusters, etc.
I am not even sure the S30 widefield camera can do milkyway skies!
S50 😊
I've had the S50 for 9 months and have had a great time with it. As telescopes go, it is already incredibly portable. Smaller and lighter was not on my improvement list. I've read up on the S30 and watched videos, but other than tracking cars and planes, the S30 doesn't do as well as the S50. For an upgrade, I'd love to see an equatorial option and/or a larger aperture. In the meantime, the Mosaic mode has been a great software upgrade.
Try your s50. It's also able to tracking truck or airplane.
@@Tom在加拿大 Thanks. I didn't realize that. I've only tried scenery mode a few times and wasn't trying to track anything at the time. I just looked at scenery mode again and now see the button. Vehicles might be easy. I imagine trying to catch and track a plane could be tough. Always up for a challenge. ;)
I was about to get an S50 which would be the first telescope I've had since i was a kid, 55 years ago, but then the S30 came out so I ordered that instead.. Won't be here for 2 months so hopefully it's worth the wait.
Would have preferred the s50 resolution with a larger chip to give a wider fields but I guess I’ll be getting an S30 for cheapness, field of view and compactness.
Based only on this video, S50 hands down. With the S30 as an entry level smart scope, beginners are going to want to see the planets. Looks like the S30 is a major fail in this regard.
ZWO should do an S50 with the 585 sensor for
Planets need focal length and that comes with a price. If people buy tiny 250mm smart scopes and expect planets they deserve to be upset
@xchimnyx you are commenting from a place of knowledge/experience. My comment was about the S30 as an entry level device attractive to beginners, i.e. those that don't know their focal length from their aperture. Someone with no knowledge is going to buy this and the first three things they will want to see is the moon, Saturn, and Jupiter. This device fails at 2 of these 3, and there will be disappointment. Some may push on to view other objects. Others may just give up right there, thinking there is something wrong with it.
@millenialfalcon8243 not doing research on any product above $100 is foolish and they deserve the disappointment.
@xchimnyx I'll reserve judgment on that point depending on if ZWO puts clear pictures of the planets on the packaging, like the rest of the entry level "Christmas" scopes.
The D2 has received the same software upgrades as the D3. You cannot compare with the Seestar range even just for the EQ mode supported on both D2 and D3. I suggest you maybe check the reviews of the D3 that's already been published. The mosaic mode released for the Seestar just made the scope much slower than before. It was an afterthought that wouldn't have been implemented if it weren't for users' noise about it. Without EQ mode the S30 is IMO not worth even its low price.
Could you make the raw files available?
It would be nice to see the original images side by side on my 4K monitor.
I wonder in which case the smaller objects look better and I don't want to use my phone to look at pictures taken with Seestar.
well its very cool for the money and all that, but both image colors are a bit off because of the filter. The nebula is not that red. I had similar results when I used a optolong l pro filter and tried to do a photometric color calibration. The star colors aren't correct and the process can't do proper color calibration.
You know what would push me over the edge, 60 mm, EQ option, 1.25 at the back so I can swap out the camera for the next ZWO improved camera in a few years from now. I would pay $ a grand for that.
Have the s50 and d2.took the d2 on holidays.bortle 6 Ibiza and the staff in the hotel couldn't believe how it could take photos as you could only barely make out constellations.
I know each scope has its benefits and downsides, but as someone looking to buy their very first which would you recommend in a vacuum?
Are you going to do a review of the HC 125 you have there?
Have you done any more deepsky imaging with the HAC125? I received mine a short time ago, but haven't been able to try it out.
what would be the point of getting an S30 or an "old" S50 when dwarf3 is available? I really see no point on that, and i am an S50 user. However I have never used a Dwarf3, but according to reviews, it seems to be better in every aspect than S30 and S50. Any thoughts?
I agree, many more features to play with. EQ mode, wide angle astro and scheduled shooting to name a few!
Hello, I am getting a telescope and maybe you could review it? That would help me alot it's the classic 8' dobsonian telescope
I have the S30 on pre-order from vega vision and hoping it arrives before Christmas. I really wanted the S50 but it was out of my price range and as it’s my first step in to astronomy to encourage my space mad 7 year old I couldn’t justify the extra cost over the S30. It does look mightily impressive in its own right though.
Can you recommend any other hardware/software for an absolute beginner?
Just ordered the S30 - New to the hobby but struggling to find time to setup Skywatcher and Camera - almost always under rubbish Yorkshire skys
do you recommend the seastar s50 for a beginner
sure man, because it does all job for you, but as you can see S30 has almost identical results, so maybe you can pay less for cheapre version
Both the S30 and S50 are great for beginners. Super fast setup, easy to use app to control it, and very good quality images for the price. You get a little more detail with the 50, but the wider FOV on the 30 allows imaging larger DSO without having to use mosaic mode. As Damon pointed out, you will be hard pressed to get any surface detail on Jupiter or the Saturn rings on the 30, but you aren't gonna get too much detail on either of those 2 targets with the 50 either. If I was getting into the hobby with no knowledge, I probably would go with the 30 to start off.
Please do a review imagino sesión with the HAC 125..
Can you please do a video on the dwarf 3 and compare it to the S30?
I really like my dwarf 2 and the seestar s50 the quality of the image of the seestar is better but the dwarf2 could go Eq mode and for me it have least drop off picture at the end lice them both
5:45 - That will be the Dwarf 3, then.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE, use your influence and tell them to create Windows Seestar and ASIAR app for live streaming.... PLEASE....
Well now my S50 is feeling lonely...
Hi Damon, when Skywatcher HAF 125 and Juwei 17 review?
Nicee
Im sticking with my s50 and not even interested in the s30 especially now that the 50 has mosaic mode.
Hasn't the Dwarf 3 been out for months? Reviews on it span back to at least that time...
Hy Damon,
Can you make a beginner friendly setup!
A idea from me:
I am planning to buy
Skywatcher star adventure 2i -very cheap for a mount tbh
Canon t3i-very used in astrophotography (proof-astrobin) eBay used to make it cheap
And then any good refractor or lens
For a refractor my eyes are on skywatcher evostar 72ed also not expensive in Amazon
Hope this setup suits many beginners with 1k budget!!
And if you try this, then I will definitely buy this setup cause I know you will show results with this
I have the same set up when I first started but with the cannon T-7 then bought the 3i later for the flip screen and the Orion field flattener, had some great results with just a tracker
@@jimcarter2092 If I can see your results , it would be great
Anyway thanks dude for commenting!!
Can you take a second or so exposure with these scopes to capture the Trapezium in M42?
I'm guessing it has the same 10/20/30 options that the S50 has, but as in the case with the 50, anything above the 10 second mark will probably have a lot of rejected subs due to star trails unless you mount it based on the eq trick people have come up with to basically give it an EQ mode.
How can I use Registax 6 to edit some moon photos on my desktop?
Looking for budget telescope would you rather have celestron star sense LT80 or the 114 one is reflector other refractor just about same specs but which would be better for moon Saturn or Jupiter all I'm really interested in right now
if choosing between 80LT & 114LT is a must. I prefer 80LT to 114LT. As 114LT with a poor bird Jones design ,you can never get a good image from it . Try to avoid all the 114 series from celestron ,they always build it with poor bird jones design and result in abnormal long focal length.
If possible, try the upper version ,say 130DX , it is much better.
i think the links in the description are the same
S50 all the way!
S50 for its capability on planetary photos
Wonder what an S80 or S100 would be like ;)
Imx 678 exmor.2
NO AMP.GLOW !!!! For dwarf.3 and 8.3Mega pixels mutch more powerfull than imx462 (s50) or imx662 (exmor2 tech no amp.glow for s30 zwo but 2MP only!!!!)
NO AMP GLOW = noise less, dark Sky.
D3 has no amp glow?
I absolutely love my Seestar S50! Fortunately, I live in a country where the skies are clear 320 days a year. Almost every night, after a long and exhausting workday, I set up my chair fixed a phone holder to it, make a cup of coffee, activate my Seestar, and then enjoy scanning the night sky. Even under a Bortle 7 sky, I’m able to observe any star, planet, to star cluster, nebula, and galaxy that I find in the sky atlas. really, I feel like I have 24-inch dobsonian telescope!
When you make your next video, can you talk faster! Thanks!
What I really don't like about these smart telescopes is that they do everything for you, it makes astrophotography unfun, unless your definition of fun is staring at a phone screen. They may make astrophotography easy, but the struggle of imaging the night sky is what is unique to astrophotography, having a robot do everything for you is not my idea of fun.
If you're not looking at it on your phone, raw images are useless. It's all about complicated post-production. But that doesn't really appeal to me.