Is the Seestar S30 the Best Budget Smart Telescope Yet? (Full Review)

The ZWO Seestar S30 is shaking up the world of smart telescopes with its affordable $349 price tag and impressive performance. Is it worth it? In this video, I share my first impressions, unbox the telescope, connect it to the app, and test it on the Soul Nebula, Orion Nebula, and the Moon!

Chapters:

0:00 ZWO Seestar Overview and Unboxing
4:35 Setting Up the Seestar S30: Step-by-step
8:51 Astrophotography with the Seestar S30: Testing the Orion Nebula, Soul Nebula, and Moon.
13:23 Addressing Concerns About the Seestar S30
16:42 Who Should Buy the Seestar S30?

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[busload_uk]

Great review! Totally agree with your thoughts on the (thankfully rare) examples of gatekeeping, and the notion of smart scopes being a great introduction to the hobby for youngsters and newbies.

[StarPicturesMiami]

Great video. Very detailed. I like that it is smaller and cheaper than the S50.

[neilAneerGAmAI]

Nice preview review.
A few months ago I just wanted a telescope and looked at the Seestar as something pointless. But now I realise it's just a great way of focusing on the sky, relaxing and learning. Great stuff!

[DeepSpaceAstro]

Nice first impression review! Love all the smart scopes coming out!

[adaur]

Thanks for the review. Mine is already on order.

[nostradukemas]

If you had to buy one, would you pick an S30 or S50? I’m debating between the two for my first step into astrophotography and trying to figure out which way to go

[judd_s]

Regarding gatekeeping….the cost of entry into astrophotography historical has been insanely expensive AND intellectually demanding. This limits the population of customers willing to make the investment. These new smart telescopes remind me of the Kodak “Instamatic” cameras of years ago, everyone could take pictures. The millions of users cause the cost of the cameras/ consumables to become cheap.

The more potential customers to the hoppy will bring innovation and cost reduction that everyone will benefit from.

[PandaBurrie]

👀 I'm liking the image quality, and that price point is nice too.
Thanks for doing the review, Naz! If I end up buying one does the link in the description give you a commission?

[chrismlodnicki]

Nice! I was thinking about the s50 for my kid. I sold the CGX, so I've got some cash for the moment.

[JLEBELGE]

Mosaic mode doesn't fade out light trails (airplane sat etc.) I think it's a minus for the option

[GustavoTokoroRiether]

I saw your post on Reddit and now I want one myself, just need to convince my wife

[tma]

Definitely get back to them on the Moon. I assume the S30 when on the drawing board was gunning for the Dwarf 2 given the price, wide FOV, magnetic solar filter and mini tripod (before Dwarf 3 was announced).

Neither S30 or Dwarf 3 list the wide fov sensor but the latter markets it for astroimaging of the Milky Way so presumably its using something decent. Not sure about the S30 if its were they cut costs.

[fotoenvrossi]

want to see dwarf 3 vs seestar 30 comparison, so I can decide which one to buy :P , thanks for these info

[elsadezilva]

Hi can you stack together subs from S30 and S50 ?

[fmsilva]

Thanks you for te review.
What CPU, RAM and software are ínside off s30 ?

[MagicalWingLT]

So the quality for the Moon and Sun photos is worse? I don't care about the other planets but I at least want good photos of the Moon and Sun along with the deep sky stuff. Would the videos of the Moon look better?

[matforsbon]

Beside the smartness, it's still only a tiny 30 mm Telescope (1, 18 inches) and you will only get images with that of a Telescope with a tiny 1, 18 inch lens no matter what.

[BeverlyBamburyA]

Definitely overprocessed on that moon image.

[Gazuk]

Great video Thankyou, I hope we get our hands on it soon.👍🙏

[davidstearn]

I think the new AI enhance software may have over processed the lunar image a bit. The same AI enhance software should be available for the S50 as well.