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Astrophotography
From phone-at-the-eyepiece snapshots to guided narrowband imaging.
Astrophotography · Sep 5, 2026 · 11 min
Smartphone Astrophotography Through a Telescope: The NexYZ Workflow, What Works, and What Phones Can't Do
How to photograph the Moon and planets through a telescope with your phone: the NexYZ 3-axis adapter setup, afocal math, video stacking for Jupiter and Saturn, lunar mosaics, StarSense push-to, and an honest list of what a phone cannot do through an eyepiece.
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Astrophotography · Sep 5, 2026 · 11 min
Beginner Astrophotography: A Used DSLR on a Star Tracker vs a Dedicated ZWO Camera
Why a used DSLR on the Star Adventurer 2i beats a dedicated camera as a first astrophotography purchase, when a ZWO ASI662MC or ASI533MC Pro is the right next step, and the exposure and image-scale math (500 rule, NPF, arcseconds per pixel) worked through with real cameras.
Astrophotography · Jul 13, 2026 · 8 min
ZWO Seestar S50 Review: The Smart Scope That Converts Muggles
The ZWO Seestar S50 is the smart telescope that converts non-hobbyists in ninety seconds. We weigh what its 50mm apo and live-stacking genuinely nail against what visual purists get right, and give a clear verdict on who should buy it and who should skip it.
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