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--- aquisition_modes [2024/12/28 05:40] – [Key Features] tailspin
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 ====== 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.
-__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.

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