Seestar 4K Stargazing: Everything You Need To Know
Discover the brand-new 4K stargazing mode now available on the Seestar S50 and Seestar S30 smart telescopes. In this video, I explain exactly what the new feature does, how it work...
The Space Koala Astrophotography by Luca Bartek
Drizzling Very clearly explained, it's rather rare
Great tip, to restart the whole process several times! Maybe so the Seestar can compete with the amazing Dwarf tracking then?!
Great explanation for a newbie. Thanks!
Wait is it for s30 too or just s30 pro?
this is only for the S30. The S30 Pro is already 4K as is, they have not implemented an equivalent drizzling process yet!
Very useful thx
It looks so wonderful up there. Do you get much trouble from Maria and the Von Trapps? They're a noisy bunch!
Great explanation and super helpful information..............I just have one thing I want to make sure I understand, the 4K setting is not available when using the framing option for mosaic images?
that is correct, you cannot do mosaitcs and 4K at the same time
I'm sure you will be getting soon, if not already the new dwarf mini. Kind of a S30pro? but with 6 element APO and weighs only 840g. It even looks like a Seestar. Competition! Gotta love it.
어제 s50 샀는데 팔고 70 사야하나
Great video. The examples you showed really helped. I will try both modes on the same object tonight.
When i am in that screen where you show and i hit the three dots i get the 4k switch but its says not available after framing but the three dots are not there until you choose your target. What am i doing wrong?
you cannot do mosaics (framing) and 4K at the same time. in other words if you want to use the 4K resolution you just have to do a goto on an object and not change the framing at all (no rotation, no mosaic)
question: are you able to stop moving hands all the time ?...i'm curious :)
thousands of us live with the restless youtube hands syndrome, I go to a support group
For an absolute novice like myself this video was very educational, and presented in a great way that did not overwhelm or leave me with more questions than answers. Thanks a lot 😊
that's a huge compliment actually, thank you
Thanks for making this easy to understand. ❤
Best explanation of drizzle and how its best used I have seen! thank you
What base are you using the with S30 for EQ mode?
Either the MoveShootMove or the ZWO one, depending on the day
basta gesticolare....
Great info! I wish you had shown how to activate the 4K mode... Saw another vid showing how but the SeeStar then turned the 4K off again... Wonder why?...Also wondere how 4K works in conjunction with the AI enhancement...
You need to turn it on for each image. If you slew to a new target or something it will turn off again
@the_space_koala Thanks!... Now another issue..I updated my Seestar S50 but it only installed version 4.3, not 5.34 so I still have no HD option :(... Are they doing a staged roll out I wonder?
You need to make sure you update the app on your phone in the App Store first!
Thanks!
@the_space_koala Thanks!
As I see it, these little devices are nothing else than some astro gizmos. So, beside that some companies are really interested in selling this craps, let's split hair for a bit since this gets quite common on the internet and presenters gets usually upset. First: when astronomers discuss telescopes they mostly never discuss magnification or Xes, they mostly discuss diameter then (closely related) F-ratio. This ALWAYS gives the telescope resolution, that is how close can 2 object be to be seen as two sepparate objects. There are other things to consider like seeing, active mirror correction and the telescope type. VLT uses a feature called interferometry to combine wavefront phase from 4 different telescopes to increase the syntethic apperture of the telescope. But what's the cost of this. On the contrary, these little gizmos, create the illusion that they can do almost everything, and because people these days believe that everything sits on 4k or 8k, they really believe that they can beat even a modest AP setup (say a cheap Newtonian), a decent OSC camera, a guider and a ton of knowledge. When I was young and stupid, I thought that a cheaper MakCass with a focal lenght comparable to a car would actually beat a 300mm diam telescope. After 30 years, it still waits for its glory! What a bummer! I have it hanged on my wall, as a memento mori moment in my amateur astronomer timeline. I'm sorry for everyone that was led to the conclusion that astronomy is just a device that you could put on your porch and wait for the images to upload in the cloud and win a APOD while sipping a drink.
Any device that gets someone who has never stepped out under the stars interested in astronomy is extremely welcome. Then, any update that makes this existing instrument more versatile is also welcome. There will be a small percentage of users that graduate to a traditional rig eventually, and they never would’ve even thought about it was it not for a little $500 device to pique their interest
Perhaps you're right! But I'd rather invest in a good 10x50 bino and some time to learn what starhopping is, than in one of these. Again, I might be wrong, but I reckon that you won't see more astronomers with these gismos outside versus the people attending a starparty. They difform the reality, of what astronomy is and how it's done, even if we, amateur astronomers, are just some childs in the playground compared to the scientific astronomy, but we still can add up something to the general knowledge. With these devices? Not so much...
I personally use my small (10x42) binoculars to look at the sky while my fully automated (much larger than the Seestar) rigs take photos. No star hopping there! Doesn't make my observations any less valid. I think there's space (ha-ha) for anyone in this hobby, no matter which way they choose to approach it. No reason to gatekeep. Btw there are people doing amateur astronomy with the Seestar (not me). There are a bunch of people doing variable stars, they do the light curves and everything. The main limitation is just the size of the optics, but still so much is possible if someone is interested
Again, I might be wrong, since they are almost newborns compared to the old way of doing backyard astronomy, and they might evolve to something better. Same thing happened when CCDs replaced the film. For now, I'm gonna stay away from them. For starter, I'd say that you need to love the black sky and the white points on it. And a bino is much more appropriate for backyard observations because of it's wide field. Seestars and they're co, have 200-250mm fl/50mm diam, which will introduce quite fast field rotation. This in turn limits the exposure unless they use a field de-rotator. The only difference from a good mirrorless/dslr is the integrated software for stacking, and a better color correction because of the ED lens, even so nowadays, the AI can remove without any hassle the color abberations. Anyway, de gustibus non disputandum. "We do it not because it's easy but because it's hard" might Kennedy say.
Thank you for the information. Very helpful.