We have two full-on astrophotography scopes (8” Celestron and 100 mm Skywatcher) but wanted to get something practical for travelling. The Dwarf 3 matches the need nicely.
Great to be able to polar align for longer (30 second) exposures. The alignment is fast and easy - all you need is a directional compass and a basic protractor - the app walks you through the steps. What is notable is that you don’t need to be able to see Polaris - it handles it all through plate solving.
Images are surprisingly good with nice round stars (tracking) and amazing resolution for such a small lens. The on-board stacker has a lot to do with this and works particularly well if you do the basics like taking your darks each evening and include lots of images.
I highly recommend this smart scope for beginner, partially-committed astrophotographers, and for astrophotography junkies who don’t want to lug around a full setup when travelling.
The only problem of note is that the WIFI connection drops out a lot, but fortunately the scope continues to collect images so when you get reconnected the images are still collecting. We are still working on this problem and to be fair to Dwarf Labs, we haven’t yet engaged them and are still checking interference possibilities on our end.
This cube is a delight to hold and behold. It is overpriced however, and being made of acrylic rather than optical glass, it won't be as scratch-resistant nor as brilliant.
Solid piece of gear, no looseness at the camera connection.
The laser gets you close the polar scope improves accuracy and confidence.
Pleased with the service as usual.
I've tried other planispheres, but found them too small to be usefull. If you need a magnifying glass while holding your red light flashlight what's the point? The Ken Press Planisphere can be used in real world conditions with it's clear and large print. Also, the latitude range is broader than any others I have found, most of which end at 50 degrees north, which is right where I am so they put my location at the limit of usefullness. I think the Ken Press should be the gold standard of Planispheres especially considering the modest cost.
Great product, good price, with the order ready for pickup the next day. Thank you All-Star! A great experience.
Excellent service, quality product at a great price! The product was ready for next day pickup. What more could you ask for?
Great to view sun with
I just bought these and wanted to leave this review first for the store. Every other Canadian store raised prices on these items since the introduction of the tariffs (along with many other products) which makes no sense as this product and many of the others are made in China. There is absolutely no need to raise the price on anything made outside USA. If you have a distributer in USA, it's time to change that and buy direct from the manufacturer and save Canadians some money! You have earned my permanent business because you refused to be greedy and falsely raise prices and attribute it to tariffs like some Ontario online shops have done recently. Will update the review when received and tested.
A great big light bucket that pulls in the faint objects.Also bought the starsense auto align which helps the strain on my neck. It aligns in a few minutes and goes to the target quickly.
Been wanting a scope for years and finally was in the position of purchasing. Still figuring it out but so far performing beyond my exptations. love it.
Great addition if you have room in your EFW. Good for plate solving and focusing routines
I really like having just RED lamp. All others, you have to click few times before switching to RED. eg, White, RED, Green then OFF.
Love this Celestron RED headlamp. highly recommend it.
I bought this telescope to give to my son for his birthday. He was dumbstruck by the gift and had trouble explaining his excitement, but I know that he will have many hours of enjoyment using it.
I am stunned by the performance of this small but amazing S30 Telescope. I have always loved astronomy but could never afford the high price of a powerful scope. But Seestar provided a way for me to engage the universe at a price I could afford. Love it!
Difficult to review the belt at this time as it is only in use 1 week
The price is high compared to the fragility of the filter.
It is a good tool for visual observation.
I had been looking at solar finders and found this. Since I have 2 of these Starpointers for both of my scopes, I can easily move it between both. No need for a separate finder mount
Have not been able to use it yet, but very easy to assemble and connect. Appears to be very well constructed! Nice little unit. Come on clear skies!
Although I ordered the wrong part, it arrived quickly. :)
I am using this camera to replace a modified Canon DSLR on my Celestron EdgeHD 8” SCT. I shoot galaxies and nebula and this camera has a similar FOV but greatly reduces noise. I am shooting F/10 and F/7 (with reducer) and will also use this camera with my William Optics RedCat 51 when a much wider field of view is needed. I bought the ZWO AC to DC Adapter (ZWO-DC12V5A) as well and this works flawlessly.
