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 If the Seestar doesn't locate the Sun, use the crack between the OTA and the base as an aiming sight and point the scope using the joystick. To avoid looking at the Sun, just watch the shadow on the ground or hold your hand behind the scope.((The little hole in the solar filter can be used as a sight if you hold a piece of paper behind it. Caution: don't try to peep through the hole! The Sun will blind you.)) When the crack appears as a bright line in the shadow, point the scope a little left. Now tell it to GoTo the Sun again. If //that// doesn't work, try maneuvering the scope yourself to find the Sun. You'll know you're close because the edge of the screen will get brighter. If it gets darker you're going the wrong way. If the Seestar doesn't locate the Sun, use the crack between the OTA and the base as an aiming sight and point the scope using the joystick. To avoid looking at the Sun, just watch the shadow on the ground or hold your hand behind the scope.((The little hole in the solar filter can be used as a sight if you hold a piece of paper behind it. Caution: don't try to peep through the hole! The Sun will blind you.)) When the crack appears as a bright line in the shadow, point the scope a little left. Now tell it to GoTo the Sun again. If //that// doesn't work, try maneuvering the scope yourself to find the Sun. You'll know you're close because the edge of the screen will get brighter. If it gets darker you're going the wrong way.
  
-<WRAP box>You only get one chance to do the solar filter thing wrong.+<WRAP center round alert 60%> 
 +You only get one chance to do the solar filter thing wrong.
  
 If you point the scope directly at the Sun without the filter it will turn your Seestar into an expensive paperweight. If you point the scope directly at the Sun without the filter it will turn your Seestar into an expensive paperweight.
  
-That applies to taking the filter off, too. In your mind you’re thinking about shutting down or going to some other target, but the scope will still be pointed directly at the sun. So be sure to slew the scope away from the Sun before you take the filter off.</WRAP>+That applies to taking the filter off, too. In your mind you’re thinking about shutting down or going to some other target, but the scope will still be pointed directly at the sun. __Be sure to slew the scope away from the Sun before you take the filter off.__</WRAP>
  
 ===== Moon ===== ===== Moon =====
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 ===== Planets ===== ===== Planets =====
-Imaging planets is a little different because the planets appear teeny tiny thanks to the short focal length (250mm) of the Seestar, and because they’re very bright spots in the black night sky. ((You can use the Scenery Mode's 2x and 4x enlargement if you go to scenery but don't GoTo. Youll probably have to adjust the exposure too.))+Imaging planets is a little different because the planets appear teeny tiny thanks to the short focal length (250mm) of the Seestar, and because they’re very bright spots in the black night sky. ((You can use the Scenery Mode's 2x and 4x enlargement if you go to scenery but don't GoTo. You'll probably have to adjust the exposure too.))
  
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 ====== Stargazing Mode ====== ====== Stargazing Mode ======
-{{ :skyatlastarget.jpg?nolink&100|}}The most awe inspiring feature of the Seestar is its Stargazing Mode (which should be called DSO Mode). This is where the Seestar really proves that the Seestar is a great value.((Add up the retail prices of the individual components and you would have spent over $2000 for essentially the same capability)) This is the mode for capturing images of Deep-Sky Objects. Here's what it does:+{{ :skyatlastarget.jpg?nolink&200|}}The most awe inspiring feature of the Seestar is its Stargazing Mode (which should be called DSO Mode). This is where the Seestar really proves that the Seestar is a great value.((Add up the retail prices of the individual components and you would have spent over $2000 for essentially the same capability)) This is the mode for capturing images of Deep-Sky Objects. Here's what it does:
  
 __Automatic Image Calibration__: The Seestar automatically takes and applies dark, flat, and bias frames to the image, correcting for readout noise, sensor noise, and image train imperfections such was dust. __Automatic Image Calibration__: The Seestar automatically takes and applies dark, flat, and bias frames to the image, correcting for readout noise, sensor noise, and image train imperfections such was dust.
  
-__Live Preview__: The app provides a real-time view of the night sky through the Seestar's camera. This allows you to see (dimly) what the telescope is pointed at and make adjustments as needed.+__Live Preview__: The app provides a real-time view of the night sky through the Seestar's camera. This allows you to see (dimly) what the telescope is pointed at and make adjustments as needed using the joystick or Sky Atlas.
  
-__Target Selection__: You can select your desired target either from the app's recommendations or by manually choosing an object from the Sky Atlas. You can also create your own favorites by entering a name, Declination (Dec), and Right Accession (RA). A new feature allows you to 1ouble the field of view of the captured image, essentially by creating a mosaic.{{ :tom_-_1_1_.jpeg?nolink&100|}}+__Target Selection__: You can select your desired target either from the app's recommendations or by manually choosing an object from the Sky Atlas. You can also create a list of your own favorites by entering a name, Declination (Dec), and Right Accession (RA). A new feature allows you to double the field of view of the captured image, essentially by creating a mosaic.
  
 __Automatic GoTo and Tracking__: Once you've selected a target, the Seestar automatically slews to the object and begins tracking it, compensating for the Earth's rotation.  __Automatic GoTo and Tracking__: Once you've selected a target, the Seestar automatically slews to the object and begins tracking it, compensating for the Earth's rotation. 
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-=====Sky Atlaa=====+=====Sky Atlas=====
  
 The Seestar Sky Atlas is a comprehensive star map feature integrated into the Seestar mobile app for both Android and iOS devices. It includes an extensive database of celestial objects and provides a "tonight's best" list of recommended targets to observe. The Seestar Sky Atlas is a comprehensive star map feature integrated into the Seestar mobile app for both Android and iOS devices. It includes an extensive database of celestial objects and provides a "tonight's best" list of recommended targets to observe.
  
-==== Key Features ====+{{ :screenshot_2024-12-26_at_6.02.36 am.png?nolink&200|}} 
 +{{:1712910346818-nmtt1vweg2.png?nolink&400 |}}
  
-=== Navigation and Control=== +==== Key Features ====
-  * Enables automatic object finding and tracking through the telescope's built-in mount +
-  * Provides real-time astronomical weather information and moon phase data +
-  * Displays sunrise and sunset times based on user location+
  
-=== Object Database === +The red target frame can be moved to a target and blue pointing frame will GoTo 
-  * Contains an extensive collection of deep-sky objects +Searchable collection of deep-sky objects such as emission and reflection nebulae, supernova remnants, and globular clusters
-  * Automatically recommends optimal targets for viewing each night +
-  * Particularly suitable for bright objects like emission nebulae, supernova remnants, and globular clusters+
  
-===User Experience=== +Features 
-Interface is intuitive and user-friendly, especially for beginners +  * GoTo with plate-solving accuracy 
-Quickly locates selected targets with automatic plate-solving capability +  * Recommends optimal targets for viewing each night 
-Receives regular updates from ZWO to improve capabilities and overall experience+  * Live sky compass allows you to point mobile device at a target and the GoTo 
 +  * Framing mode lets you select an area up to 2x and rotate the frame for optimum composition of a mosaic
  
 While Sky Atlas is great for controlling the telescope, some users have found ways to use third-party software like SkySafari for additional object database access. While Sky Atlas is great for controlling the telescope, some users have found ways to use third-party software like SkySafari for additional object database access.
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