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Animated star field with a warp-speed effect

Imaging the cosmos from a Bortle 9 urban backyard comes with its heavy light-pollution challenges. Using the built-in light-pollution filter definitely helps a bit, but it’s just not the same as true darkness. Still, my Seestar S50 manages to pull in surprising detail right from home.

I took my optical tube out to the Bortle 3 skies outside Jamestown, Missouri… I actually bought the S50 after my last visit up there! Hopefully, when I have some free time, I can get the S50 up there too. Once I get a complete grasp on using everything this smart telescope can do, I’m hoping to head out to a star party in Bortle 1 skies to really see how it fares.

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