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-{{ :screenshot_2024-12-28_at_7.19.36 am.png?nolink&400|}}====== Seestar App/Firmware ======+====== Seestar App/Firmware ======
  
  
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 The app’s Home screen will show your Seestar and battery level, provide a local weather forecast, offer three observation modes you can choose from, offer some observing recommendations, displays a bottom menu that includes a Home button and, among other things, an awesome Sky Atlas. The app’s Home screen will show your Seestar and battery level, provide a local weather forecast, offer three observation modes you can choose from, offer some observing recommendations, displays a bottom menu that includes a Home button and, among other things, an awesome Sky Atlas.
  
-===== Three Acquisition Modes=====+{{ :screenshot_2024-12-28_at_7.19.36 am.png?nolink&400|}}===== Three Acquisition Modes=====
  
 === Stargazing (DSO) Mode === === Stargazing (DSO) Mode ===
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 This mode really should be called DSO (Deep Sky Objects) because it is designed for exploring and capturing galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, comets, asteroids, double stars, etc. This mode really should be called DSO (Deep Sky Objects) because it is designed for exploring and capturing galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, comets, asteroids, double stars, etc.
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 Here's an image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) created in just 22 minutes of data collection (49 minutes on the clock)((The Seestar has a quality algorithm that picks or rejects each image that's captured. If the telescope jiggles or a cloud floats by, rejection will make the clock time exceed the capture time shown in the top right corner of the screen)) Here's an image of the Sombrero Galaxy (M104) created in just 22 minutes of data collection (49 minutes on the clock)((The Seestar has a quality algorithm that picks or rejects each image that's captured. If the telescope jiggles or a cloud floats by, rejection will make the clock time exceed the capture time shown in the top right corner of the screen))
  
-{{ :m104-edit_copy_large.jpeg?nolink&400 |}}+{{:m104-edit_copy_large.jpeg?nolink&400 |}}
  
 === Solar System Mode === === Solar System Mode ===
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-Seestar's GoTo will find the Sun, the Moon(even during the daytime), and the planets, automatically keep the target centered in the frame, as it travels across the sky. The telescope and camera can capture lunar features like craters, mountains, and valleys with 2x and 4x views, and solar active areas and sunspots.+Seestar's GoTo will find the Sun, the Moon (even during the daytime), and the planets, automatically keep the target centered in the frame, as it travels across the sky. The telescope and camera can capture lunar features like craters, mountains, and valleys with 2x and 4x views, and solar active areas and sunspots.
  
 Video recording capabilities (MP4 or AVI) allow you to use other software to collect a bunch a frames in close succession and then select the sharpest frames in the movie so you can process them later. PIPP, AstroStakkert!3, Registax and waveSharp are the weapons of choice in battle against noise in the Windows world. Video recording capabilities (MP4 or AVI) allow you to use other software to collect a bunch a frames in close succession and then select the sharpest frames in the movie so you can process them later. PIPP, AstroStakkert!3, Registax and waveSharp are the weapons of choice in battle against noise in the Windows world.
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-Seestar's planetary mode is designed to help you enhance the visibility and details of planets by allowing you to adjust the gain and exposure to prevent overexposure and bring out subtle details.+Seestar is not good at imaging planets because of it's short focal length, but planetary mode is designed to help you enhance the visibility and details of planets by allowing you to adjust the exposure to prevent overexposure and bring out subtle details.
  
-You can reduce the camera’s gain so the bright planets aren’t entirely blown out (over exposed). This image combines two images, one exposed for the surface of Jupiter and one exposed to show the four inner Galilean Moons. +You can reduce the camera’s exposure so the bright planets aren’t entirely blown out (over-exposed). This image combines two images, one exposed for the surface of Jupiter and one exposed to show the four inner Galilean Moons. 
  
 The planets are tiny, thanks to Seestar short focal length, and they're very bright against a black background. You can, however, lower the exposure to prevent overexposure so you can see the stripes on Jupiter or the rings around Saturn.  The planets are tiny, thanks to Seestar short focal length, and they're very bright against a black background. You can, however, lower the exposure to prevent overexposure so you can see the stripes on Jupiter or the rings around Saturn. 
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