ZWO SeeStar S50

I have decided to get this minimalistic but full fledged robotic astro-photo rig for occasional near zero effort sky events documenting and possibly astro-photometry, some astronomy apps development ideas benefiting my main aperture (Portaball 12.5), and remote terrestrial imaging.

Zero regrets! I believe it's on par with the venerable 100% manual AstroScan ball scope in the engineering ingenuity.

Tech specs

Optics

Air-Spaced Triplet Apochromatic objective

Aperture	50mm, 1:5
Focal range	250mm
Sensor	SONY IMX462, 1920 x 1080 image resolution
Internal Filters Field of View	O III 30nm and Ha 20nm filter 1.29º x 0.73º

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Electronics

Battery	Rechargeable, 3.7V, 6000mAh, 22.2Wh, 6 Hours Runtime
Charging	USB BC1.2. Normal mode 5V 2A, fast charge mode 12V 3A.
Wireless	2.4 GHz Radio/RF / 5G / Bluetooth

Physical

Dimensions           10.1 x 5.6 x 5.1" / 257.0 x 142.5 x 130.0 mm
Weight                   5.5 lb / 2.5 kg
Tabletop tripod     14.3" high (min) XXX (max) with 3/8" mounting screw

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[ Work in Progress. To be continued ]

Tips

1. Setup

App setup

Level and magnetometer

Power

Cabling

EQ Mode

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2. Target objects pointing

Plate Solving machine vision

Objects finding methods

By Comet designation

By Asteroid designaton

By RA/Dec

Sun

Moon

Terrestrial

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3. Stacking

Modes

Storage

Data transfer