Hello!

Back on November 7th, 2024, after doing a little research, I decided to put in an order for the upcoming ZWO SeeStar S30 Smart Telescope. After a three month wait, the little 'robot-camera' arrived on January 27th, 2025. I've spent several weeks trying out the telescope's various functions, and I am happy to report that it is a very capable wide-field imaging/EAA telescope! If you can utilize a smart-phone, you will have no trouble with the SeeStar phone app and using this telescope.

(Update: a year later ZWO came out with the new and improved S30-Pro, with better optics, sensor chip, and Milky-Way photography capabilites)

           

Specifications:
SeeStar S30                 and          SeeStar S30-Pro

     




SeeStar S30
Alt-Az Mode:                                                                                             EQ Mode:
                 

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Below you will find my SeeStar S30 Deep-Sky EAA Observations.
Each image is generally 10 to 20 seconds exposures (clusters) or 30 to 60 seconds exposures (galaxies & nebula), then stacked for multiple minutes, using either the IR filter or narrowband filter.
In-app adjustments: brightness/contrast/saturation & de-noise applied. All Images resized.

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Link Index to Objects
Interesting Stars
Constellations
Milky-Way
Star Clusters: Globular
Star Clusters: Open
Galaxies
Emission & Planetary Nebula
Dark & Reflection Nebula
Solar System: Comets
Solar System: Moon
Solar System:Sun

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Interesting Stars:

           
T-Coronae Borelis: 10 second exp, IR filter - S30                           CR399-Coathanger: 10 second exp, IR filter - S30                           Melotte20: 60 second exp, IR filter - S30

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Constellations:

     
Orion: 20 second exp, IR filter - S30-Pro                          

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Milky-Way:

     
Winter: 20 second exp, 8K vertical mode, IR filter - S30-Pro                          

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Star Clusters: Globular

           
M2: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M3: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M5: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
M13: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M15: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M22: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M56: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M53: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          


M71: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
NGC6522 - Baades Window: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30, Mosaic                          


NGC5139 - Omega Centauri: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

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Star Clusters: Open

     
M6: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M7: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
M11: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M11: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30, Mosaic                          

           
M23: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M24: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M24: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, Mosaic                          

           
M29: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M34: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M35: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M36: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M37: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M38: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
M39: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M41: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M44: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M45: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30, Mosaic                           M46: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M47: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M48: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M50: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M52: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M67: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M93: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          


M103: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
NGC457: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                   NGC869-NGC884 Double Cluster: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                   NGC2362: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30

           
NGC6633: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           NGC7789: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           NGC7790: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
IC4665: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           IC4756: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

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Galaxies:

           
M31: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M31: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30, Mosaic                           M33: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M51: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M63: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M64: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M65, M66, NGC3628 - Leo Triplet: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M74: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
M81 & M82: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M86 - Markarians Chain: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
M94: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M95, M96, M105, NGC3371 & NGC3373: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30

           
M100: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M100: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M101: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M104: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M106: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M106: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
M97 & M108: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           M109: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           NGC253: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

           
NGC4565: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           NGC4631: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                           NGC5128: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

     
NGC7331: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                          

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Emission & Planetary Nebula:

     
M8 & M20: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, Mosaic                           M8: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                          

           
M16 & M17: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, Mosaic                           M16: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                           M17: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                          

     
M27: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                           NGC7293 - Helix Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                          

           
M42: 20 second exposure, IR filter - S30              M42: 29 second exposure, NB filter - S30       M42 & M43, SH2-279 - Orion Nebula and Running Man Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30

     
NGC281 - Pacman Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                           NGC1499: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                          

           
NGC6992: Veil Nebula (Eastern) 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30       Veil 'Pickerings Triangle': 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30      NGC6960: Veil Nebula (Western) 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30

     
Veil Nebula mosaic: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                Veil Nebula mosaic: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, enhanced

           
NGC6888: Crescent Nebula 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30               Sadr - IC1318: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                 Sadr - IC1318: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30

           
NGC7000 - Cygnus Wall: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30      North American Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, Mosaic      IC5070 - Pelican Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30

           
IC443 - Jellyfish Nebula: 30 second exposure, NB filter - S30      NGC2264 - Xmas Tree & Cone Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30       NGC2343 - Seagull Nebula: 30 second exposure, NB filter - S30

     
NGC2359 - Thors Helmut: 30 second exposure, NB filter - S30    

           
NGC2244 - Rosette Nebula: 30 second exposure, NB filter - S30     partial mosaic: - S30           NGC2244 - Rosette Nebula: 30 second exposure, NB filter - S30-Pro    

           
IC405 - Flaming Star Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30     IC405 & IC410: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30 Mosaic     IC410 - Tadpole Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30

     
IC1805 - Heart Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, Mosaic      IC1848 - Soul Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30, Mosaic

     
IC1396 - Elephant Trunk Nebula: 99 second exposure, NB filter - S30                           IC5146 - Cocoon Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30                          

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Dark & Reflection Nebula:

           
B33 Horse Head: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30     B33 Horse Head: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30     B33 &IC434, and NGC2024-Flame Nebula: 60 second exposure, NB filter - S30

           
B72 - Snake Nebula: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30     B86 - Ink Spot Nebula & IC4592: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30     IC4592 - Blue Horse Head: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30

           
B142 & B143 - Barnards E: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30, Mosaic        vdB1 and LDN1265: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30       vdB31 and B26, B27, & B28: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30

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Below you will find my SeeStar S30 Solar System EAA Observations.

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Comets:

           
Swan: 10 second exposure, IR filter - S30                      Schaumasse: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30                     K1-Atlas: 60 second exposure, IR filter - S30


Lemmon: 30 second exposure, IR filter - S30

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Moon:
Each image is generally using the S30 auto exposure settings, usually in the milliseconds.The camera offers a 1x, 2x and 4x zoom view. IR filter - S30 used.

           

           



Total Lunar Eclipse - 03/14/2025 - Captured using a SeeStar S30 with a 5 second interval, auto exposure, gain, and tracking. Internal IR filter - S30.


    Total Lunar Eclipse time-lapse: 3/14/2025 Time-lapse

Watch a few seconds in for the penumbral shadow dimming the surface starting on the lower left of the lunar disk soon followed by the full umbral shadow darkening the disk. At totality, the Moon takes on an orange-red color. During mid-eclipse the video gets a little hurky-jerky due to the auto tracking having difficulties keeping the dim Moon centered.

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Sun:
Each image is generally using the S30 auto exposure settings, usually in the milliseconds.The camera offers a 1x, 2x and 4x zoom view. IR filter - S30 used.

     

           

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Hope you enjoyed the visit. Come again soon!
Larry McHenry,   Pittsburgh, PA. USA

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