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V 2.1 will be / is the next version of the app, that will update the onboard OS software perhaps to 3.???
Hello Paul, the App update has been issued, this also updates the onboard O.S. & Kouda, Masaki has published an updated guide to ver 2.1.0, where it talks about imaging Alberio which I must admit I will try skies permitting – When photographing the double star Albireo in “Stargazing Mode,”
you can see that it is a double star in the preview, but with a 10-second
exposure you cannot see. By setting the camera to “Lunar Mode” and
adjusting the gain and exposure time, you can see that it is a double star
at the appropriate brightness. Also, if you zoom in at “x4” you can see
that it has beautiful colours like sapphire and topaz.
To operate, first align the target star using SkyAtlas, then exit the
mode after it is in “Stargazing Mode”, then set it to “Lunar Mode” and
“Skip Goto”.I have attached the PDF hope it helps.
Diane.
The app and firmware updated nicely this evening.
I have also downloaded seestar_alp (https://github.com/smart-underworld/seestar_alp) which works remarkably well and is much more controllable than the Seestar app. It can send the S50 to a specified position in RA/Dec (either Jnow or J2000 epochs), those data can be typed in, pasted from the clipboard or transferred from Stellarium. It also has a scheduler for fully unattended usage. Very highly recommended and I hope that the official ZWO app takes some of the features on board. The app has finally caught up with seestar_alp in that it now does mosaic mode.
Of course, just as I was getting the hang of seestar_alp this evening the sky clouded over completely and I didn’t get a single image.
Hello
I am in Canada and use the SS50. I use it with the local wifi connected onto my android tablet, and it works fine. Connect and go into the WAN settings to pick the SeeStar it, loads, then you are good to go.
Kim Hay
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