ZWOSeestar S50 Smart Digital Telescope All-in-One Autofocus Portable for Beginners and Experienced Users

I bought two.I highly recommend this. It is great to have up and running while doing observation sessions with other scopes. You can keep photo momentos from your gazing sessions. Not unlike the awkward pictures we get after riding roller coasters. Sans the funny face and subtle embarrassment. You will fully cherish the pictures of the sky.Great pics, easy to use, educational, clever - there are many laudatory things to say about this product. It makes astrophotography accessible to the neophyte. It makes astrophotography easy for the initiated who find themselves too tired to fuss with a traditional, labor-intensive rig. While I applaud Spartan discipline and salute those who open the heavens by mastering astrophotography, there is nothing wrong with occasionally taking the path of least resistance. We can't all climb Everest when we want to go outside. A stroll in the park has its place. That is what the S50 represents. You can create astounding images of astronomical objects with no specialized or technical knowledge. The app is intuitive and easy to use. The device obeys with monastic discipline. The only preexisting astronomy skill one need master to use this device is the ability to determine if it is dark outside and cloudy. I have struggled more to program a coffee maker than I have in using this astrograph. Like I said - a stroll in the park.Not to descend into the weeds on an Amazon review, but the device is also more versatile than appears at first glance. For example, it has a mosaic mode that allows imagery to be stitched together to form a larger image (lay this feature on the Orionic cloud or Andromeda galaxy and you shouldn't be disappointed). For further example, you can pull images directly from the device for bespoke stacking, and stack amongst multiple collects on multiple nights. These features make the scope more than the sum of its parts. This rings particularly true when considering limitations regarding the field of view and the alt/az mount. (If I have lost you at this point, do not fret - just know that this scope can do more than expected and has advanced features/tricks to keep things interesting).Writing of sum and parts, the value this device represents feels criminal. Cue Fiona Apple. Roughly five hundo for a triple apochromatic and all the auto imaging trimmings?! You cannot price a piecemeal rig with these specs for anywhere faintly near this price. This is a stellar value... that pun hurt me too. I can feel your eyes roll. But do not miss the point - This is an incredible value.If you are looking for the smart scope pièce de résistance, the Celestron Origin currently holds that title in my humble opinion (at the time of writing this. I expect this market to evolve quickly. Far future readers can snicker, but I am right in this moment.). The Origin is certainly worthy of consideration. I want one. That RASA is something else and it appears to be worth every penny of the 4k asking price. But if you are not so well heeled as to be able to dish out 4k for an astrograph, or so inclined for any number of reasons, this S50 is perfectly acceptable solution that will still allow you to make the mortgage at the end of the month.Even in acknowledging that the Origin is generally superior, I still think this scope has its place. It is highly portable and robust. It neatly occupies a happy intersection of compact form factor, ability, and price. If portability is your chief concern (for hiking?), consider the upcoming S30.In conclusion, this is a great product. Please consider. I recommend this wholeheartedly. This product deserves five stars (this is a pun-rich environment but I will spare you here). It certainly advances the hobby of amateur astronomy.All things stated above are mere opinion and consider at your own risk (don't sue me).PS: You can photoshop your friend's pets into astronomical photographs for extra fun. Bow to the absurd and all.I wish you clear skies.

Exceeded my expectations. Easy to set up, use, and delivers quality images of deep sky objects.

Awesome telescope, very handy , easy to operate , best compact size and very much fun wile using

Easy to set up and use. Takes amazing astrophotos right out of the box! I own a couple of very serious scopes for visual observation and casual solar system photography, so wasn’t sure what to expect, but I am very pleased with the results!

Awesome photography taken with this specially with image stacking. Took some shots with the Lunar Eclipse early Friday morning also it was cold btw but this held up! Got this on sale too money well spent!

Awesome device. Lots of fun and interesting things to do for new amateurs. If you want to get into astrophotography this is a great place to start. My only complaint is the video bitrate is very low so If you want to start doing landscape videography with this you're going to run into issues with artifacts in the footage during editing. Overall its a great piece of gear for astrophotography, I however have been pushing it to its limits and for only 500 dollars its hard to complain.

I love my Seestar! Its really so easy to use and the quality of the images is really good! I'm no expert but I got pics of the moon that are incredible, galaxies that are righ in my backyard .. just truly incredible!

Absolutely love this product and cannot recommend it enough. New to Astronomy get one, Kids want to get into astronomy get one, old hand at astronomy get one! Point and shoot astrophotography doesnt get better than this. It's not the best for planetary viewing/photography but it packs such a punch at this price point that I'm willing to overlook it all.. Even when I am using my big scope I usually have this out photographing another object!