My Seestar S30 was replaced by the Widescreen Centre because it had a badly aligned optical train producing distorted stars. The new scope is much better, with virtually no issues. The scope was tested in EQ mode capturing 20s exposures for an hour on each of NGC7000 and M31 and for 36 minutes on the Heart nebula. On this occasion I processed the Seestar-stacked 16 bit Fits file for each object. I am satisfied with the results.
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The Seestar S30 in EQ mode
Note the tripod-mounted occultation board to shield the scope from the street light a few metres away.
M31
NGC 7000
IC 1805
Steve Wainwright and Nicola Mackin
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