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DwarfLabs Dwarf II Smartscope

Last post by Bigzmey « Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:43 pm
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by Jeff.Stevens » Fri Jan 03, 2025 2:08 pm

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Hi my apologies if I am posting this in the wrong place - if this is the case then I'd be grateful if someone could point me in the right direction....

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Glad you have managed to resolve the issues Jeff! Waiting for the first pics from the Dwarf. :)

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Last post by Bigzmey
Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:43 pm
Vespera II - Vignetting

Last post by Graeme1858 « Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:47 am
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by brenski » Tue Dec 31, 2024 7:01 am

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Bit of a possible issue with my Vespera V-II .
Just bought this off eBay (2nd user) and previous owner states only used handful of times and working...

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GradientX does a nice job on vignette.

Vignetting is best avoided by the choice of components of the rig, but it's always a compromise. My setup...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Thu Jan 02, 2025 11:47 am
I bought a SeeStar S30

Last post by JeffBevan « Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:14 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Sat Dec 28, 2024 10:40 pm

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It was only a matter of time :lol:

Amazing how this forum can help me spend my money... All of you posting these great images from your S50/30's,...

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I just the rec'd a Seestar 50 for Xmas. Have only been able to turn it on and become somewhat acquainted with App. Running it off my Samsung Galaxy...

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Last post by JeffBevan
Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:14 pm
Seestar S50 vs S30 - my thoughts (have both)

Last post by messier 111 « Sun Dec 29, 2024 3:33 pm
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by Ben Cartwright SASS » Sat Dec 28, 2024 12:35 pm

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I now own both the S50 and the S30. The S30 showed up on Christmas Eve and according to the manual you are supposed to get a week of cloudy skies...

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Thank you for this report, very interesting.

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Last post by messier 111
Sun Dec 29, 2024 3:33 pm
Seestar "Framing" manual stacking M42

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Dec 28, 2024 2:54 pm
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by Ken_nneth » Wed Dec 11, 2024 9:35 am

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Manual stacking with no processing shows how different background intensities will cause strange square section in the finished image. Subs generated...

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nice work on m42 , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Dec 28, 2024 2:54 pm
Tablet not showing stars since latest S50 update

Last post by Mike Q « Sat Dec 28, 2024 2:02 pm
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by Ben Cartwright SASS » Mon Nov 25, 2024 2:12 pm

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Have a strange problem. Since the upgrade in stargazing my Galaxy Tab 8A, everything works except it will not show stars or objects, not even Deneb...

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Yeah this seems like a not enough memory issue.

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Last post by Mike Q
Sat Dec 28, 2024 2:02 pm
New Seestar Firmware 12/05/2024 fixes moon goto issues

Last post by gcisko « Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:20 am

by gcisko » Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:20 am

FYI: The latest firmware seems to fix the nagging moon goto problems I was having. Or it seemed to fix that nagging issue for me. So that's a good...

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Last post by gcisko
Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:20 am
Zwo sale including Seestar

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:31 pm

by Bigzmey » Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:31 pm

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:31 pm
ZWO Seestar S30

Last post by Ken_nneth « Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:31 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Fri Nov 01, 2024 7:09 pm

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Interesting. I received an email from both Agena Astro in the USA and All-Star Telescope here in Canada yesterday on this new S30 Seestar. Not quite...

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I changed my order from Seestar S30 to the Dwarf 3, I already have the Seestar S50. Thinking the Dwarf can easily be polar aligned with included...

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Last post by Ken_nneth
Tue Nov 19, 2024 6:31 pm
Celestron Origin "Intelligent home observatory"- is it just me?

Last post by Bigzmey « Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:27 pm
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by DeanD » Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:30 am
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Hi all,

I was just looking at an ad. for the new 6 Celestron Origin. I see that it says Stargazing and astro-imaging redefined , and replaces both...

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All kind of scopes and observers are welcome here, indeed!
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Last post by Bigzmey
Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:27 pm
Denoise in S50

Last post by Ben Cartwright SASS « Mon Nov 11, 2024 11:08 am
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by Ben Cartwright SASS » Sun Nov 10, 2024 3:57 pm

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From what I can see the denoise function in the Seestar S50 editing is useless. I stacked 500 subs of C27 and then did light additional editing I...

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I applied Topaz De Noise to your No-denoise image.
It would do a much better job on a 16 bit raw or tif.

Joe

The Seestar denoise doesn't do...

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Last post by Ben Cartwright SASS
Mon Nov 11, 2024 11:08 am
S50 in high winds

Last post by Ben Cartwright SASS « Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:26 am

by Ben Cartwright SASS » Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:26 am

Yesterday high gust 26mph, it was 5-8 mph steady and gusts to 14mph when I put the scope out with the new wind block. I had a large amazon box so it...

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Last post by Ben Cartwright SASS
Sat Nov 02, 2024 11:26 am
A new EAA player in town

Last post by helicon « Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:47 pm
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by Thefatkitty » Wed Sep 25, 2024 7:38 pm

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I just got this in my email from Astronomy mag. Looks interesting; some good gallery photo's!

Dwarf 3

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Great pic. Wow you must be happy to be free of the Bortle 8 shackles with the new Celestron rig. Amazing what these EAA things can do.

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Last post by helicon
Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:47 pm
Celestron Origin

Last post by Flyhigh7 « Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:06 pm
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by smp » Sat Aug 10, 2024 2:11 am

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Question: When you already have a Stellina and a Vespera II, what should you do next?

Answer: Purchase a Celestron Origin.

On Monday, I saw the...

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That's interesting that you had no problem with the Celestron Nebula Filter. I bought one but it doesn't fit in the Telescope after screwing it into...

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Last post by Flyhigh7
Sat Sep 28, 2024 2:06 pm
EAA Observing Session

Last post by EmeraldHillsSkies « Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:04 pm

by EmeraldHillsSkies » Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:04 pm

Hello TSS colleagues. Just FYI, last night, we live streamed this observing session:

The stream included EAA-style observations of the following...

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Last post by EmeraldHillsSkies
Sun Aug 04, 2024 6:04 pm
S50 Calibration Question

Last post by STEVE333 « Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:48 pm
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by STEVE333 » Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:56 am

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After preliminary setup (leveling and autofocus) I GoTo the target for the night. When the red circle is touched to start imaging, the S50 does some...

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Hi Steve,
from what I understood, no.
he does this to know what he is looking at in the sky, to make calculations regarding the chosen target and...

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Last post by STEVE333
Fri Jul 26, 2024 6:48 pm
Pixinsight processing note for Seestar S50

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:29 pm
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by STEVE333 » Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:07 pm

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Last night I imaged M17 with a Seestar S50 and 307 images were captured. The moon was only 15 deg away from M17, so, there was a large gradient in...

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thx for the tip .

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Last post by messier 111
Fri Jul 19, 2024 11:29 pm
EAA Observing Session - Tonight at 10:45pm ET (2:45am UCT)

Last post by EmeraldHillsSkies « Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:40 am
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by EmeraldHillsSkies » Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:59 pm

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You're invited to join us tonight (July 7, 2024) at 10:45pm ET (2:45am UCT) for another EAA observing session in the Cosmic Challenge list. This will...

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Thanks for the encouragement, Graeme!

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Last post by EmeraldHillsSkies
Wed Jul 10, 2024 11:40 am
remote access to asiair plus

Last post by gcisko « Sat Jun 29, 2024 7:47 pm
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by 1jimalexander » Sun Jun 09, 2024 12:12 am

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I can pick up my ASIAIR Plus up to about 60 ft.
I'm located over 100 yds from my observatory.
My router is Starlink (located in my 5th wheel).
I...

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I think 100 yards is too far for that. But, I know people are using station mode to get access to their ASIair on their home wifi. I was never able...

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Last post by gcisko
Sat Jun 29, 2024 7:47 pm
eQuinox last night before the aurora borealis

Last post by Vern « Mon May 13, 2024 9:27 pm
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by Vern » Sun May 12, 2024 1:45 am

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I was going to look at the moon with my equinox last night and it acted strange. I posted in the unistellar facebook group and others said theirs did...

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I used my telescope to take a picture of the sun and it worked normally. So the electromagnetic interference with the telescope itself and/or...

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Last post by Vern
Mon May 13, 2024 9:27 pm
Aurora

Last post by StarHugger « Sun May 12, 2024 3:09 pm
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by Groovy2 » Sun May 12, 2024 3:07 pm

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Last post by StarHugger
Sun May 12, 2024 3:09 pm
Lunar EAA Adventures (April 2024)

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:56 pm
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by Xio1996 » Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:10 pm

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Hi Everyone,

I had a great opportunity to try out SharpCap's Lunar Live Stacking tool, both on a Celestron 4se using an Altair Astro 294c colour...

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Nice narrative and excellent pictures; both the narrative and pics have a lot of detail! Thanks for all the info on how you did this Pete, and you...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:56 pm
My Stellina is broken - after 2 years of great service

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:02 pm
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by smp » Sat Mar 16, 2024 3:48 pm

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I am very sorry to report that My Stellina is broken after only 2 years of great service.

Last Wednesday, I took it out to practice Solar Observing...

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Great that the company stand behind the product. As for Stellina vs Vespera II I would just keep shooting with both and comparing results until the...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Apr 17, 2024 5:02 pm
EAA Observing Session - 2024-03-28

Last post by EmeraldHillsSkies « Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:53 pm

by EmeraldHillsSkies » Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:53 pm

Here are a couple of shorter features from the last couple of nights. We're calling them Sky Portraits. (I decided to try a couple of shorter videos...

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Last post by EmeraldHillsSkies
Fri Mar 29, 2024 7:53 pm
EAA Observing Session - 16th January 2023

Last post by StarHugger « Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:33 pm
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by Xio1996 » Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:21 am

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Hi Everybody,

It has been a long time since I posted but I just had a great EAA session and wanted to share some of the sights.

The equipment used...

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Nice session Pete !

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Last post by StarHugger
Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:33 pm

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