First lights with the S50 Pro! No post processing out of the app on the Lagoon and Triffid. Light processing in Pixinsight for the Iris Nebula.
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Very nice 
I’m hearing from others, also, that they really like the S50 Pro. Glad it’s meeting, or exceeding, expectations!
Nice capture, Jessica. Let the fun begin.
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Here’s my SEESTAR S50 PRO first lights from this morning between 4am and daylight. North America Nebula for 71 minutes and M42 for 8 minutes. The washout on the left half of the M42 image (east) was daylight – the reason for only 8 minutes. No post-processing, only 1-2 minute tweaks with in-app editor.
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The sun photos definitely seem better with the S50 Pro! Let the fun begin indeed!!
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Last night’s capture of Eagle Nebula. The sky was a bit hazy, but clear. Ended the session at just under an hour due to encroaching tree branches. Skies near Mercy Hospital at Bortle 7-8. The first image is straight out of the S50Pro with no post-processing in-app or external. The second image has minimal edits with the in-app editor including slight reduction of stars. 10-second exposures in Alt-Az.
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Really nice shots Jessica. Were you at CRO?
Thanks, Randy! No I was in Dallas and didn’t make it out to CRO sadly.
Attached is an image of M42 taken last Friday morning beginning at 4:16 am from my Bortle 7/8 backyard in NW OKC. It was minimally processed with SeeStar’s in-app editor. The image is an integration of 272 10-second exposures in Alt-Az mode over a 46 minute timeframe. Only 6 rejected frames for a 97.8% acceptance rate – not too shabby. The S50Pro is as solid as any smart telescope I used.
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Agreed. not oo shabby
Very nice Dave. Any post-processing, or is this straight out of the S50Pro?
This was straight out of the SeeStar just used the AI Enhance on it. There is a lot of red at the top of the picture. I looked at the 1 hour shot and no red at the top. It might be from the bright Moon being up. The Moon was blocked by the trees for the first hour. I used 60 second exposures. Not sure if maybe shorter exposures would help when the Moon is out. Will have to try it again at Okie-Tex to compare from a dark sky.
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