Seestar 4+
SuZhou ZWO Co., Ltd
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Take the first step in exploring the universe! Seestar will give you a stargazing experience like never before. No need for professional guidance; tap on the screen, and you are ready to observe and capture the stars.
Seestar is an intelligent device that integrates the functions of an altazimuth mount, telescope, and camera, with hardware and software applications. With the Seestar App, you can easily control this multifunctional device and explore the infinite world of stars.
Key features:
- Wireless control: Control with a Seestar device through a wireless connection.
- Stargazing Mode: Automatically find and focus on celestial objects, intelligently identify stars, and track them for automatic capturing and image processing.
- Solar Mode: Support auto-scan and solar tracking. Use the included Solar Filter to observe the unique sun.
- Real-Time Sky Atlas: Built-in curated celestial object database and a rich astronomical knowledge encyclopedia help you easily understand the mystery of the starry sky.
- Stargazing Index forecasts and popular Recommendations: Stay updated with popular information, making you an expert in astronomical events.
- Scenery mode: Manually control the telescope direction and auto-focus, so you can enjoy observing birds and landscapes.
- Share Your Work in the Square: Engage and exchange insights with astronomy enthusiasts worldwide, showcasing your observational achievements.
Seestar is your ideal companion for exploring the universe, observing the stars, and sharing experiences. Download Seestar App now and Start your journey to the universe. Enjoy A New Era For Astrophotography!
What’s New
Version 2.0
New Features
- Added pre-initialization feature for image enhancement
- Added Solar System observation mode
- Added one-click "Open Arm" and "Close Arm" functions for devices on the home page
- Added automatic imaging mode for GoTo targets in the skyatlas
- Added distance display for GoTo targets on the observation page
- Added more settings on the observation page: manual focus panel, tutorials, and sharing
- Added object favorites feature in the objects
- Added custom object feature in the objects
- Added "Tonight's Best" object filter
- Added particle animation for the GoTo process
- Added video decoding mode in settings
- Updated "Nearby" light pollution map
Optimizations
- Optimized process to allow selecting observation targets before entering the observation page
- Optimized shooting process to support one-click shooting and waiting for the image
- Optimized the homepage beginner guide
- Optimized text and UI
- Fixed known bugs
Ratings and Reviews
Good things Can come in small packages
I've owned the ZWO SeeStar for six months now and have thoroughly enjoyed using it. As someone deeply involved in astronomy and astrophotography, I can confidently say this little unit packs a punch. Its ease of use and portability make it a fantastic choice for both beginners and experienced astronomers. Despite having eyepieces that cost more than the SeeStar, I find myself reaching for this compact powerhouse frequently. It's a remarkable tool that offers excellent performance and value. Highly recommended!
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Seestar S50 is a fantastic product
Sometimes big surprises come in small packages. The ZWO Seestar is one of those pleasant surprises. I’m an experienced amateur astronomer and have or used many types of visual and photographic Astro gear. ZWO have really put together an award-worthy product with the S50. It combines the image quality of an Apochromatic objective and a decent imaging sensor along with application software that assists in navigation to find objects in the night sky and perform live image stacking to capture and display pictures that the human eye cannot see naked-eye. It is easy to setup and use even if you are not experienced in astronomical pursuits.
Like any technological tool the ZWO Seestar S50 has its shortfalls and limitations. The ZWO developers are enhancing the app to address the shortcomings and to add new functionality. There are several helpful user groups that provide tremendous support to the user community. It’s a fun way to spend time out under the night sky!
Outstanding system with a caveat
UI is extremely easy to learn and use right out of the box. The main suggestion is to include some backlash compensation in software. System dithers scope pointing direction by several pixels to avoid developing pattern and walking noise every 5 frames. After many of the dithers, altitude tracking doesn’t immediately resume due to backlash in drive train. Up to 30% of the frames taken end up being thrown out adding to overhead. You might accumulate 10 min of stacked data for 25 min of collection. Hopefully ZWO will address the backlash. It’s not clear if all the copies of the S50 scope have this issue and to this extent, but many folks have discussed on Cloudy Nights. Backlash is the only complaint I have. Otherwise, a beautiful scope and excellent software.
App Privacy
The developer, SuZhou ZWO Co., Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Search History
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- User Content
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- SuZhou ZWO Co., Ltd.
- Size
- 792.7 MB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- ©️2011 - 2023 ZWO. All Rights Reserved
- Price
- Free