Smart-Telescopes on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space Sciencehttps://www.startgaze.com/tags/smart-telescopes/Recent content in Smart-Telescopes on Startgaze — Astronomy, Stargazing & Space ScienceHugoen-usSun, 10 May 2026 07:38:00 +0000The Seestar S50, six months in: what I'd tell a friend before they buy onehttps://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-10-seestar-s50-six-months-in/Sun, 10 May 2026 07:38:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-10-seestar-s50-six-months-in/Six months of real use from a Bortle 7 balcony in Nicosia. What the ZWO Seestar S50 actually delivers, where it falls short, and whether it's still worth buying in 2026.Binoculars or a first telescope? What I actually tell beginners in 2026https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-05-binoculars-or-first-telescope/Tue, 05 May 2026 07:50:00 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-05-05-binoculars-or-first-telescope/If you've never owned an astronomy instrument, 10x50 binoculars beat a $200 telescope nearly every time — and there's exactly one case where I'd skip them.How plate solving works: the algorithm behind every smart telescopehttps://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-04-25-how-plate-solving-works/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:35:06 +0000https://www.startgaze.com/posts/2026-04-25-how-plate-solving-works/Plate solving turns a photo of stars into a sky position in about three seconds. Here's how astrometry.net's quad-hash algorithm works, and why every smart telescope on the market depends on it.