Astrovlog #16 - Seestar S50 ZWO January 2024

Despite the bitter frost, there were clear skies and the Seestar S50 was used on two days. Andromeda was chosen as the first object. Here I placed the core on top. You can choose freely in the Seestar. The pair M81 and M82 are very nice to capture with the sea star. A beautiful motif. Seestar can photograph nebula well. The Pacman can be seen here. And what follows is a nebula with a beautiful name: Flaming Star Nebula. Somehow my favorite object is the Orion Nebula, M42. Seestar did a good job there. Something went wrong here. IC1613 is a dwarf irregular galaxy. But it can't be seen in the picture. But NGC 1491 succeeded. This nebula is also called Little Pacman. Another nebula. The Seestar is good at that. And what's his name? Of course: Fishhead Nebula. I was also able to record Jupiter. He's too small. But you can photograph the moons next to it. And finally another nebula and a star cluster at the edge. M52 can be seen. And the nebula is called the Bubble Nebula.

[@erewhon42]

Nice assortment of targets. I've looked at a few of those with my Seestar, but several of them I haven't. I need to check those out! Thanks!

[@hoywoyandastro]

You can’t see all targets at the same time. In every month you find other targets. Have fun with your seestar

[@tmbc]

What is the Bortle quality of your sky; are you close by a town?

[@hoywoyandastro]

I don’t know my bortle. I live at the edge of a small town.