{"id":11793,"date":"2024-07-02T07:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T11:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/?p=11793"},"modified":"2026-11-12T08:06:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T13:06:05","slug":"zwo-seestar-s50-telescope","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/zwo-seestar-s50-telescope\/","title":{"rendered":"ZWO Seestar Smart Telescopes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Image credits: Bill Rankin, Bruce Gavett, and Joe Haberthier<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FAS member Dr. Bill Rankin gave a most interesting talk<\/a> at our April 2024 meeting about the ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope<\/a>. Since then, several FAS members have purchased a Seestar S50 and the club now has a ZWO Seestar S30<\/a> at its observatory. ZWO introduced the Seestar S30 Pro<\/a> in December 2025 (see our post about the S30 Pro<\/a>), and the Seestar S50 Pro<\/a> in August 2026 (see our post about the S50 Pro<\/a>). In August 2026, they also discontinued the S50. In November 2026, ZWO added the Seestar S30 Plus<\/a> to their lineup (see our post about the S30 Plus). For an overview of these, and other smart telescopes, including the Dwarf 3<\/a> and Dwarf Mini<\/a> from Dwarf Lab<\/a>, see our Introduction to Smart Telescopes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seestar S30 Pro. M8 & M20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seestar S30. M8 and M20<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seestar S30 Pro. NGC 6888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Seestar S50. NGC 6888<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re thinking about purchasing a Seestar, go here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n