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   * There are oodles of YouTube videos about the Seestar, astronomy, and astrophotography. Some are exceptionally good. Some are exceptionally bad. You can usually tell that they will be good if the presenter doesn’t spend 10 minutes yapping about themself or irrelevant stuff before getting to the topic.   * There are oodles of YouTube videos about the Seestar, astronomy, and astrophotography. Some are exceptionally good. Some are exceptionally bad. You can usually tell that they will be good if the presenter doesn’t spend 10 minutes yapping about themself or irrelevant stuff before getting to the topic.
  
-  * {{ :jupiter-seestar.jpg?nolink&400|}}Planetary imaging is not one of Seestar’s strengths because of its short focal length. But if you focus carefully, adjust the gain carefully, and process carefully using drizzle ((Drizzle is an image processing technique used in combination with dithering to combine multiple images, improving resolution and detail. Drizzle can be thought of as "drizzling" the information from each individual image onto a higher-resolution canvas, resulting in a sharper and more detailed final image. But it comes with a price: noise.))((Dithering is the act of shifting the telescope's pointing direction a few random pixels between each exposure. This technique is used to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in astrophotography by averaging out fixed-pattern noise, hot pixels, and other artifacts that would otherwise remain in the same location on the sensor.))to combine multiple images, improving resolution and detail. Drizzle can be thought of as "drizzling" the information from each individual image onto a higher-resolution canvas, resulting in a sharper and more detailed final image. But it comes with a price: noise.)) you can produce some decent, even good, planetary images.+  * {{ :jupiter-seestar.jpg?nolink&400|}}Planetary imaging is not one of Seestar’s strengths because of its short focal length. But if you focus carefully, adjust the gain carefully, and process carefully using drizzle ((Drizzle is an image processing technique used in combination with dithering to combine multiple images, improving resolution and detail. Drizzle can be thought of as "drizzling" the information from each individual image onto a higher-resolution canvas, resulting in a sharper and more detailed final image. But it comes with a price: noise.))((Dithering is the act of shifting the telescope's pointing direction a few random pixels between each exposure. This technique is used to improve the signal-to-noise ratio in astrophotography by averaging out fixed-pattern noise, hot pixels, and other artifacts that would otherwise remain in the same location on the sensor.))to combine multiple images, improving resolution and detail, you can produce some decent, even good, planetary images.
  
-  * The orange solar filter is called a white light filter because it passes the full spectrum of visible light, not because the light it produces is white (because it isn’t).+  * The orange solar filter that comes with the Seestar is called a white light filter because it passes the full spectrum of visible light, not because the light it produces is white (because it isn’t, it's orange). 
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 +  * Filters made with silver Baader AstroSolar Safety Film produce a slightly blueish image from white sunlight. If you make your own be sure not to install the film by stretching if (that causes distortions.) The sign of a properly installed Baader filter is small wrinkles.
  
   * Use the the crack between Seestar's telescope arm (known in the trade as the OTA or Optical Tube Assembly) and the body as a sight to help you find scenery targets and the moon. You can use the same technique to find the Sun, but //don't look through the crack at the Sun//, just look for it in the telescope's shadow.   * Use the the crack between Seestar's telescope arm (known in the trade as the OTA or Optical Tube Assembly) and the body as a sight to help you find scenery targets and the moon. You can use the same technique to find the Sun, but //don't look through the crack at the Sun//, just look for it in the telescope's shadow.
  
-Up-to-date AI can be a huge help when you don't understand something. Here are five hints Gemini provided in response to the prompt, "Give me five hints to make Seestar easier to use."+Up-to-date AI((ChatHPT was trained with data available through 2022. It's never heard of Seestar)) can be a huge help when you don't understand something. Here are five hints Gemini provided in response to the prompt, "Give me five hints to make Seestar easier to use."
   * Plan Your Observing Sessions: Use planetarium software or apps (such as free Stellarium) to identify interesting targets and their visibility in your location.   * Plan Your Observing Sessions: Use planetarium software or apps (such as free Stellarium) to identify interesting targets and their visibility in your location.
   * Level Your Tripod Carefully: Ensure your tripod is level before starting your session. This will improve tracking accuracy and image quality. That said, in Stargazing (DSO) Mode, Horizontal Calibration eliminates the need for all but rough leveling.   * Level Your Tripod Carefully: Ensure your tripod is level before starting your session. This will improve tracking accuracy and image quality. That said, in Stargazing (DSO) Mode, Horizontal Calibration eliminates the need for all but rough leveling.
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