ZWO SeeStar50 Outreach Tests (Mark Manner)

ZWO SeeStar50 Outreach Tests

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

I recently obtained a ZWO SeeStar50 automated telescope to become familiar with it to help some schools I'm working with use theirs. It is a really attractive and user-friendly device. It is hard to believe that ZWO can package all the elements together for the price they charge. I suppose that they have good scale with the optics, electronics and camera components, and use this as a way of encouraging interest and later sales. I plan on posting various images taken with it here. The revision information will describe the post processing done, if any.

Original image: Sun and Moon taken in Crested Butte, CO 12.21.2023. AVI files stacked in AutoStakkert!4. Photoshop composite. Sun with mild high pass filter in Photoshop, Moon desaturated with Pixinsight BXT.

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Description: Close up of Trapezium in Orion from 5x10sec 12.26.23 Orion Image.

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Description: M42 Orion Nebula 12.26.23 from Los Alamos, NM. Five 10sec exposures with full moon present. SeeStar50 stacking, Pixinsight and Photoshop post processing.

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Description: SeeStar50 on deck in Los Alamos

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Description: M33 12.29.23 Los Alamos, NM, 50% size. 55 minutes exposure (330x10 second subs). The individual fits files from SeeStar50 were registered and integrated in Pixinsight, with color calibration, gradient removal, convolution and noise reduction applied in Pixinsight.

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Description: The 12.29.23 M33 55 minute stacked output from SeeStar50 with no processing other than 50% size reduction.

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Description: Flame Nebula 12.31.23. Unprocessed jpg stacking output of 183 x 10 sec exposures on cellphone controlling SeeStar50.

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Description: Horsehead Nebula 12.31.23. Unprocessed jpg stacking output of 180 x 10 sec exposures on cellphone controlling SeeStar50..

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Description: Orion Nebula 12.31.23. Unprocessed jpg stacking output of 240 x 10 sec exposures on cellphone controlling SeeStar50.

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Description: Pleiades 12.31.23. Unprocessed jpg stacking output of multiple 10 sec exposures on cellphone controlling SeeStar50.

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Description: Moon 12.31.23. Single jpg image output with no processing on cellphone controlling SeeStar50.

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Description: M42 Orion 12.31.23. 240 x10sec individual fits files from SeeStar50 were registered and integrated in Pixinsight, with color calibration, gradient removal, convolution and noise reduction applied in Pixinsight, and final saturation and exposure in Photoshop.

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Title: SeeStar Eclipse 4.8.2024

Description: This is an image of the Diamond Ring and Corona taken by the SeeStar operating fully automated with no manual focus or exposure control, and no monitoring of tracking. I started it at C1 and let it run while I did other imaging. If I had taken the time to focus it and adjust the exposure a bit, these images would be of fairly high quality. Interesting to see what it can do with no human interaction! Taken in Marion, IL on a day with some high cirrus and haze.

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