Ik heb een s50 ik vind de update wel handig maar ia wel alles op nieuwe leren 😅

bedankt voor het maken van deze video!

can you upload a video how you stream seestar 50 on facebook live

this is a miracle

I have updated my s50 a 10 minutes ago. Unfortunately from end of november until march is even the sunshine a rare astronomical event at my place because of permanently cloudy or foggy weather. If a get the bigger image, ist the image resolution bigger too...? Has a 4 times bigger image a 4 times bigger more pixel?

who would buy this? does this make better pics than just a good dslr with a 200mm lens and stackingthe images?

I've only had my S50 for less then 6 weeks and only had clear skies for 3 days. Never had the money or time before to buy and learn astrophotography before. The Framing mode was great for me when shooting Orion. I loved watching the image develop on the phone screen. I got 46 minutes of images in a little over 2 hours. I was happy with that. With the price drop to $450 bucks, it's a great buy for the Noobs like me. I sit in the house while the S50 does it's thing. Plus the updates have been great.

How does this compare to the dwarf 3?

Can the Seastar s50 find and take images of the I.S.S.? Ty.

Amazing The difference. Even i could see, right away

Honestly I would love for ZWO to include EQ mode and if possible combine it with mosaic. That would increase image quality by a LOT.

so we get mosaic mode before eq mode... way to dissapoint zwo!

I'm trying to get a good image of Saturn using a mono camera set up. My result after Registax is some what disappointing. It is like looking at Saturn through frosted glass. I think it may be 'seeing' that is causing me issues. I thought I might ask if there are any tips that I may not have thought about. Pehaps something I'm overlooking. My set up is C9.25 ADC IR/UV cut filter,2x Celestron Barlow, ZWO 5xEFW ZWO L RGB filters ZWOASI678MM. (Native pixel 2um) Bin x2 (or Bin1). I use as highest fps as possible and gain around 300 -400. I use PIPP Autostackert Registax. I really want to capture Titan and its shadow transiting Saturns disk. I may try my older OSC ZWOASI178 with 1.5ish x barlow and keep fingers crossed. :-) Thanks for your helpful videos. Great channel 😊

I've got s50 and this is far to long and drawn out feature in mosaic mode. Why can't they just make a telescope that you can manually use a knob or something to change to focal length of the telescope so when it's zoomed in on a target you can then zoom out to get more of the image or if something is further away you can zoom into it instead of fixed length and having to use something to get larger targets. Should be simple to engineer.

I like it! Sometimes, I am using framing, with small x factor, to compensate rotation. Frame pictures look sharper than long, normal exposure ones on their borders. One urgent improvement, we must be able to save settings for future use on other nights

Telescopes have had their drone moment. Ordered a Seestar S50.

Mosaic mode is a Game Changer! The sensor now in effect captures an 8MP image, with an effective field of view of 2.6º x 1.5º, plus Mosaic mode also compensates for field rotation as well. I also have larger gear (a Celestron 9.25") but Mosaic mode is a total game changer for sure!

Nice video,. One correction though: The Seestar does NOT use the lucky imaging technique. It simple stacks long exposures.

Not a game changer at all, in fact, it drops LOT of shots so makes it pretty unusable

I was hoping this was about the update that came out a few days ago but it was about the mosaic update that’s been out for a month? I too, like someone else commented had some problems with dropping connections since the update I did last night. I do like the mosaic feature, now if the could change to an eq method .

I think it looks pretty good now. I have a 150mm goto reflector ( F5 at 750mm ) with mid tier EPs. ( Celestron x-Cel ) I like the goto for looking and maybe this updated S50 for imaging. The idea of having me and my iPad Air inside while the s50 is outside working is a nice thought.

I think mosaic (framing) was given a while ago, but maybe based on region they would have released it. I was able to use this on Orion and the results were very good. However andromeda is at apex and my bortle 9 skies make it lil challenging along the clouds and rains. Stack image rejections are something that zwo needs to address since it rejects a lot. - @CityAstroVlog.

It is an essentially a mosaic mode. I’m surprised it is being featured as something new

For the Mosaic Mode? Or the regular mode? In Mosaic I had selected the 2x in the framing.

I've had my S50 since Jan. Wasn't sure how much I would appreciate/use mosaic however, when I saw the rotation/framing capability, my initial impression was WOW. I do have to rely on guys like you to compare these systems but it seems to me, more light(larger aperture) can outweigh camera quality up to a point. Are you looking at denoising feature? Kinda cool.

Is there no way to set the s50 in a eq mount and then extend the exposure time to improve images?

This new update really takes the Seastar capabilities to the next level. Now we just need a scheduling mode to be able to take shots at different times at night without having to be there. Have you any leaked information about this?

Game changer. I was unaware that the update also included intelligent noise reduction. Of course with any new equipment or upgrade, the clouds roll in. Thanks Wido.

I just got an update on my s50 and now it won't auto focus and keeps disconnecting from my phone.

Call me skeptical. I do not believe that this device can optically out perform a $1500 telescope. Prove me wrong.

Where is the sky filter in the new update? 🤔 Or did it get automatic now? All depending on the target lactated?

I appreciate the review. The new framing and intelligent denoising features represent significant advancements. Given that most observed objects are small, such as galaxies and clusters, the availability of the framing feature for larger subjects enhances the instrument's versatility beyond the camera. An S50 has been donated to my local university in place of an old visual telescope to promote astronomy in my area for use in their community outreach program.

I have tried the new update. For M 31 you need a lot of time. After 45 minutes I stopped because 2 corners are still black and nothing happens. The picture looks great.

Framing has been an awesome upgrade to the Seestar firmware; but the new intelligent noise reduction is also really nice. I suspect that it is taking dark frames during shooting - as you can only use noise reduction while taking an image and not on images that you've already stored... but the results are very good. It's just another feature that really helps.

the problem with mosaic, is that you need many more exposure hours and not sure if in the same session, does it have a pause option to continue in the next night? also stacking them and stiching them manually is quite complex. Nowdays i would buy Dwarf3, I own S50. Also you need to consider that S50 has field rotation issues wheter Dwarf3 does not, and that is not a minor issue either.

yeah it's a game changer. The only issue I've had with it was when m31 went to the zenith late in the imaging session and it started dropping every frame. Other than that its been great.

Love my S50. haven't fired it up in a bit, looking forward to checking out the new update, I've been hoping for this for a while now. thanks!

Pretty funny . The both of them. It seems that the people of the Neatherlands are as happy as the Canadians. This is from a used to be Democracy.

damn i was hoping this was going to be about the latest update......that one deffo need explanations

I've been really pleased with my S50. ZWO have been great in providing updates and enhancements to the unit. I enjoy visual observing as well but this has allowed me to dabble with some imaging, as well as the opportunity to learn to use some of the available open source software such as Siril, Gimp and Graxpert. For the price it is excellent.Thanks for the Videos.

My order for my Dwarf 3 should arrive mid-January, but I am seriously considering cancelling and buying the S50. I realise they're both good, but I really like the larger appature, and if you wish now, you can use this update for the larger f.o.v. I can't believe this is such a hard decision. At least with the s50 I can receive it in two days.

Sitting on the fence still waiting to buy a smart telescope for public outreach work. Would love it if ZWO put a larger sensor and EQ ability into the S50. That would make me buy it. Until then, I’ll stick with my standard mount/scopes and astro cameras for imaging. Great review Wido. Dr. B from Manitoba, Canada 🇨🇦

I used the new version and it worked great. Then they did some sort of app update that shows the new S30 Seestar alternating with the S50. Even though I can connect with wifi the connection keeps dropping. Power cycling and using the reset button not working. The worst part is we’ve had absolutely beautiful conditions here the last few days.

Beautiful, you see the time you spent on it when you twist the pictures to match them, great job! One point you didn't mention - because you couldn't know: S50 is available, Dwarf 3 has a waiting time of 4 months at the moment ... and children like me (I am 55 ...) just have a hard time waiting 😉!

I am very impressed of what you could get out of the data by re-processing the data, great job! Especially the North America Nebula was breathtaking after your re-do. It's really tempting, since my first dedicated astrocamera would be a zwo bla bla bla-air at over 1500.- Swiss Franks because I want to keep it simple ... and this? 500.- for device with a sensor that can also pick up HII-data that I miss with my daily dslr? BTW: I also love to take pictures of birds 😅 ... thx. for the video!

The 585 mc-pro is a beast, newer technology sensor make it very sensitive with no ampglow. despite the small size of the chip, image quality is a step better than my old 071 mc-pro camera that was already an amazing one. Thanks for the video and clear skyes!

Your table is awesome. However, I’m absolutely shocked when comparing prices in $ directly from ZWO $ with the € prices at astroshop. 😮

Why not some other brands? Player One for example? They tend to be cheaper and / or better quality than ZWO.

Not sure you have read the room with this one.

$1000 is not 'Budget' for 99% of the people.