I started this journey as a newbie 6 months ago. The S50 is my first. I'm kinda old and retired, so a 6 lb scope works for me. I did hundreds of hours of research and then stumbled on the S50. I was heading down the big rig $10K path. I thought $500, why not try. Embracing technology I say to naysayers. I've been having so much fun with this scope, which includes sharing with family and friends. Will I buy the next gen? Probably yes. I have over 100 images of galaxies and nebula so far. I find myself constantly checking the weather. Don't plan on stopping any time soon.

Got this video recommended, found a used s50 for sale at almost half price, bought it. My vacation starts tomorrow, so hopefully this will help me kill a few hours.

Hello there. You are the people I really need for reviews on a product. Very long and detailed video. Keep up the good work and God bless.

Using this scope for more than 6 months now. It still amazes me. The ease of use and quality of images are amazing! Used a 10” newton for 10 years, but using the Seestar is way more fun.

Those images are a lot better than I expected from such a small 'scope.

Thanks from a newcomer to astrophoto, pretty helpful and detailed video!

How do you get the sky atlas? Not available in apple play or android.

Hope they will add the time change feature. It would be great to be able to see what objects are available hours before you are ready to image. That would be a great feature. You would have time to set-up in an area that would be clear of obstruction for those objects.

Great Job! I'll watch this many times before the release of the update to get familiar with the changes so I can jump into imaging when it is available. Keep up the great job.

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habe die betaversion mit atlas jetzt 2 nächte getestet, läuft einwandfrei,keine probleme mit verbindung,meine die ist noch besser geworden,und genauigkeit beim aufsuchen der objekte wunderbar,super arbeit vom dwarflab team,lieben gruss zu dir aus bremen in north germany

@StargazerMan A video I would love to see you do is: 1) EZ GOTO 2) Astrophotography Camera like ZWO ASI294MC or ToupTek ATR294C 3) Stellarium 4) Sharpcap (autostacking live view)

11:40 Please change the password! It is EXTREMELY important to change the password because the device is running Linux with open root access and a standard password for root. You can log into a shell via ssh, but if you change even a small thing that prevents the boot process, you will have irreparable damage. The thing will be a brick, unfortunately I speak from experience. Furthermore, the password for home wifi is stored in clear text, etc.

Alway do a manual shutdown, restart. AutoCapture is for Birding. Captures birds and follows movement.

📣DWARFLAB Sky Atlas Public Beta Testing Arrived ! iOS: testflight.apple.com/join/6IBgGK7B Android: Expected to open within the next 24 hours Any feedback is welcome at [email protected]. 🙂

Looks great! What phone are you using? Do you know when they are releasing it?

Thanks for this video. I am assuming the Polaris needs to be visible to properly align and track the stars.

Nice!

So can this model's base body be disassembled and reassembled all the time? For my skywatcher dob, I can not disassemble the body. It was just two parts of base body and tube.

This looks really good , thanks for posting it is quite an inspiration. May I ask how much friction is there in your azimuth mount. I have a 12" dob with the same type of plywood box mount but I am worried I have too much friction in the bottom for a stepper to turn ? Just looking for your opinion. I could get some rollers and mod the bottom if needed I guess.

Does the DWARF II track both Azimuth and altitude?

The ring light actually does turn to red when you begin recording in astro mode... but its probably better off turning it completely off anyhow because I have found that I only get between 3-4 hours per battery with this thing. I am wondering if the Dwarf 3 will be more power efficient as well? I understand that the 3rd gen will have a 10000mah internal battery compared to the 5600mah external ones we have on the D2. I do appreciate the D2 being able to connect through usb directly to a power bank to maintain longer uptimes while imaging. I have been impressed with the quality of the images I have been getting from this little telescope. I wish the Dwarf was better when it comes to imaging the planets, but besides that, its amazing.

D3 announcement today! It'll be interesting to see the price difference.

Thank you for this very informative video. I bought the Dwarf for the solar eclipse and very happy with it. Still learning for regular night sky photos but enjoying using it and seeing the galaxies come to life on the screen. I only fix the final image in my phone (Snapseed) but thanks for the links to the other tutorials for processing in Siril. I'll give it a go.

What about staplers instead? 🙂

Can I do this to my Meade light bridge plus 12inch dob??

Interesting! I took the same photo (and looked at the sun through eclipse glasses), but your image is shifted 90 degrees for some reason.

Thanks for the video! I happen to have a spare Telrad mount that will work perfectly with my modified ETX125 that I will be installing in a few days. Won't even need to use the foam tape. Not sure how well it will do with the extra weight but think it will be fine. If not, I will try out the Rigel. I too was also expecting it to look a lot taller like you said. The one thing I am still not sure about it is the button cell battery. 2 AA used in the Telrad will last for a very long time for sure! I forgot to turn it off for over a month and it was still powered up! But the last time I accidentally left it on I may have left it on too long and that causes the batteries to form some corrosion on all the internal parts. Ordered a new one so that is how I got an extra mounting plate. Do you know how long in comparison the batteries last in the Rigel?

Exactly what I am looking for! How much did all the parts add up? Not including the price of the telescope. Just all the parts to make the scope motorized. Thanks!

What is the software you are using? I cant catch the name with the accent, Thanks!

I guess the laser pointer is more handy when doing polar alignment in the northern hemisphere - lining it up with polaris. Would the laser pointer be much use at all in the southern hemisphere?

21st after sunset to the west will be the best chance of viewing

Can I see it from Dallas, TX

I’m in the mountains of California, Lake Tahoe. it seems very close to the horizon do you think we could still see it if I try to get on top of one of them? We have a small telescope and I would love to show my son.

the background music makes it really difficult to understand your instructions. consider switching background noise off next time :)

I can't hear you

It's Nibiru not a Comet

Sir, can we see it with naked eye , I don't have a telescope and a binocular too

Are you Irish?

Disaster! In editing I accidentally deleted the part where I show the current location of the comet. I've grabbed a screenshot so you can see that it is visible in the west after sunset, use Bright Jupiter as a marker to find it. Here is the screenshot from Stellarium mobile: flic.kr/p/2pHXvM7

Won't be back for another 71 years? I had better take a look, I won't be around for the next time. 😂

I tried this yesterday. Using the original seeStar filter, removing that film. And then replacing it. the replacement film without glue seems very flimsy like a gust of wind would blow it

Skywatcher tripod! Nice. I have the same but without the pier extender. You have some kind of leveller on there looks like a great setup. I prefer the colourd Sun but I guess there is a bit more detail in the B&W

Is it easy to det up if you are a beginner? What camera do you use?

Do you recommend the Seestar for a beginner?

I like the white light results. There seems to be more finer details visible although the orange filter does give it a more natural look.

Do you have the thingiverse links for the filters? No amount of searching seems to bring up any results for Seestar Solar Filter on there?

I agree with you that the filter that came with Seestar is very good, but I also prefer the more white color. I use Thousand Oaks film, but essentially it's the same. Good thorough video. Thanks.

Are you still using this? If so, how do you find its tracking accuracy?

The Baader filter shows more fine detail. I’ve seen the same with my comparisons! What was the final effective clear aperture diameter of the DIY filter? The original is only 40mm!🎉