The Seestar S50 Pro is the most capable smart telescope ZWO has released so far. It combines the 50mm aperture of the original Seestar S50 with dual 4K cameras, a much larger telephoto field of view, a redesigned four-element optical system, equatorial tracking, and a longer-lasting battery. Those upgrades come at a significantly higher price:…
Recently, I captured the same deep-sky object using three very different camera systems. A full-frame mirrorless DSLR-style astrophotography setup. A dedicated astronomy camera rig with autoguiding. And a smart telescope that handled almost everything on its own. The target was the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula, a beautiful emission nebula in the constellation Cepheus. Each setup collected…
If you’ve been researching telescopes lately, you’ve probably noticed something: a lot of people are skipping the classic eyepiece route and jumping straight into smart telescopes. Smart telescopes can find targets for you, track them, and build a bright, detailed image on your phone or tablet using live stacking (a technique that steadily improves the…
Last updated: February 25, 2026. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. After using the Seestar S30 Pro extensively in my backyard for more than a month, I’ve developed a solid feel for what it can and can’t do. Galaxies, Nebulae, the Sun, EQ mode, Timelapses…
Last updated: July 25, 2026. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. Over the past few months, I have been testing the DWARF mini smart telescope from the backyard and at a dark-sky site. This smart telescope is currently the world’s smallest, weighing just 840 grams. …
Last updated: November 17, 2025. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. The ZWO Seestar S30 is a 30mm f/5 all-in-one smart telescope that automatically aligns, tracks, and live-stacks images using a built-in camera and mobile app. It’s a smaller version of the extremely popular Seestar…
Last updated: March 6, 2026. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. The DWARF 3 smart telescope is a compact, ultra-portable device that was designed to make astrophotography easy and fun. While this device is in its third iteration, it is the first DWARFLAB product I’ve…
Last updated: May 11, 2026. If you find this helpful and buy through my links, I may receive a small commission. Since I originally published this review, the ZWO Seestar S50 has continued to improve through software updates, making it a more capable smart telescope than it was at launch. It includes newer features such…