The ZWO Seestar S30 smart telescope is the best solution for taking spectacular astrophotos as easily as possible. With this smart telescope, you'll instantly dazzle everyone and easily see details of the universe that you've only seen from other astrophotographers online.
The Seestar S30 has similar advantageous capabilities as the Seestar S50, but there are some interesting differences which are summarised below:
| Attribute | Seestar S30 | Seestar S50 |
| lens diameter(s) | 30 mm Wide field of view: n.a. |
50 mm |
| Lens focus | 150 mm | 250 mm |
| Szenzor (colour) | Telephoto/deep-sky: Sony IMX662 Wide angle of view: n.a. |
Deep-sky: Sony IMX462 |
| Pixel size | Tele/deep-sky: 2.9 Wide viewing angle: 2.7 |
Clear/deep-sky: 2.9 |
| Level | Tele/deep-sky: 2.46° Wide viewing angle: 23.2° |
Tele: 1° |
| Detail | Tele/deep-sky: 1920 x 1080 Wide viewing angle: 1920 x 1080 |
Tele: 1920 x 1080 |
| Video format (MP4, AVI) | Telephoto/deep-sky: 1080p@30fps Wide View: 1080p@25fps |
Tele: 1080p@11fps |
| centre | 6 m | 30 m |
| Built-in filters | Duo Band (OIII 30 nm/H alpha 20 nm) Dark filter (for noise filtering) |
Duo Band (OIII 30 nm/H alpha 20 nm) |
| Built-in sensors | Compass G-Sensor |
Compass |
| Object positioning speed | 1 x - 1440 x | 20 x - 1440 x |
| Slide material (with 3/8" connection) | aluminium alloy | Carbon fibre tubing |
| Dimensions (mm) | 210 x 140 x 80 | 257 x 142.5 x 130 |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 2.5 |
As you can see from the table above, the ZWO Seestar S30 is not the successor to the S50, but rather its larger field of view little brother, which also boasts a number of forward-looking improvements, such as dual optics imaging.
ZWO Seestar S30 smart telescope - designed for beginners
If you've ever used a telescope of some sort, you've more than likely wanted to capture what you've seen to show your family and friends or even your co-workers at work the next day. But unfortunately, it's a bumpy road from visual observation to taking an astrophotograph. The ZWO Seestar S30 smart telescope automatically finds the object you want and takes care of the focusing, and takes the picture! You don't even need to train your binoculars, you can instantly rely on the GoTo feature.
The instrument's premium-quality, triple (triplet) apochromatic lens ensures perfect imaging, which the built-in Sony IMX662 Full HD resolution (1080x1920 pixels) sensor stores and stitches together for you into a single image. Yes, it stacks, as it enriches your images in real time into an increasingly detailed picture that you can instantly show off to your fellow observers. Since the images are managed by your smartphone's app, there's no need for complicated cabling, you can control your binoculars via WiFi (5G & 2.4G) connection. Reduce the effects of light pollution with the built-in dual-band narrowband filter. To maximise noise reduction, the telescope also automatically captures dark images with theBuilt-in Dark Filter.
Weighing just 1.7kg, you can easily take the telescope with you, even to the ends of the earth. Fully charged, it can run for 6 hours, which is plenty for a night's use. But it's not just at night, you can also harness the power of your apochromatic optics for city or nature viewing during the day. The application offers a wealth of features to help you use it at night and during the day, including the ability to take mosaic shots and Timelapse videos.
In addition to the telescope, the SeeStar S30's basic package includes an ultra-lightweight sturdy aluminium desktop tripod, a magnetic mount solar filter foil in a socket, a USB-C cable and of course the handy padded protective case that helps with transporting all the gear.
