AM5 First Light! @lukomatico

AM5 First Light! @lukomatico

Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

More to come on this, but it was nice to finally get a clear sky for the first time in 7 weeks and test this thing out!

Huge thanks to 365Astronomy for sending this over for usage, they are a great retailer and will look after you! :-)

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AM5 First Light!

Giving thanks to you, a Seestar update & some credit where its due! @CuivTheLazyGeek

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Jupiter & Io Rotation

$SEESTAR S50 - Is this the BEST Budget Smart Telescope yet? I think this could be the ultimate budget smart telescope, its already great but its not quite perfect! (yet?) - A definite watch before you buy, Ive tried my best to cover everything I could in this for you :-) Parts as shown/demonstrated - Bahtinov mask & also NEW Filter holder/adapter system My Ebay store - https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/lukomaticoyt My Etsy store - https://www.etsy.com/shop/lukomatico?ref=dashboard-header Affiliate links for the Seestar - Buy from 365Astronomy! https://www.365astronomy.com/zwo-seestar-s50-all-in-one-smart-apo-refractor-telescope?af=1QX4YtdeY2MtqDxnOC4qQqcnJ5XJSerudLv2zfcKrHcr01pAjcWcFxcgtg9CrOsR Buy from FLO! https://www.firstlightoptics.com/beginner-telescopes/zwo-seestar-s50-all-in-one-smart-apo-telescope-tripod/ref/lukomatico Buy Direct from ZWO! - store.seestar.com/AFFILIATE-LUKE Affiliate links - If you want to use these then itd really help me out at no extra cost to yourself! :-) Thank you!! These tools have changed the processing game for me, no joke. BlurXTerminator - https://www.rc-astro.com/software/bxt/?refId=f712c623b0bbe906 StarXTerminator - https://www.rc-astro.com/software/sxt/?refId=f712c623b0bbe906 NoiseXTerminator - https://www.rc-astro.com/software/nxt/?refId=f712c623b0bbe906 GradientXTerminator - https://www.rc-astro.com/software/gxt/?refId=f712c623b0bbe906 StarShrink - https://www.rc-astro.com/software/ss/?refId=f712c623b0bbe906 https://www.patreon.com/lukomatico Gaming channel : www.youtube.com/@theknightsoath (will be reborn soon!) Topaz Labs Affiliate Link! - https://topazlabs.com/ref/1133/ HighPointScientific! : https://www.highpointscientific.com/?rfsn=6336274.c7cd64 or https://bit.ly/3uzB4FJ https://www.instagram.com/lukomatico/ Amazon Affiliate Links! - Anything you buy through one of these links will give me a small commission at no extra cost to yourself! Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3EOCgpV Amazon US - https://amzn.to/3quGPlD #astrophotography #space #stars #nebula #pixinsight #seestar #zwo 00:00 intro & notable points 00:48 unbox & contents 01:36 tripod 02:10 sensor & optics & colour correction 02:50 filters within, dark, uv/ir cut, dual-narrowband 04:25 operation range temperatures & notes on solar 05:08 actual field of view comparison 05:38 notes on the wifi performance 06:15 notes on autofocus repeatability & response from ZWO 07:45 further notes on colour correction 08:10 notes on stacking efficiency & performance 09:20 stacking routine notes 10:00 unedited short test results & longer DSO performance 13:10 credits, final thoughts$

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AM5 First Light!