I always wanted to dive into astrophotography, but couldn't bring myself to do it: taking long exposure pictures required in the past deep pockets: you needed a motor which carefully tracked the scope against the rotation of the earth while keeping your object in the eyepiece. With the introduction of CCD cameras, prices became more democratic, but at that time, I got myself a Dobson scope, eliminating all tracking possibilities.


Until recently, with the availability of small smart telescopes: these are small little robots, equipped with a decent camera, tracking and goto system, controlled by a smartphone app. After reading some reviews of the ZWO Seestar S50, I immediately ordered one, and the results are stunning. The fun part is that the smart scope can keep collecting light, while I remain inside on the sofa, following the results ;) Very impressed with what this little scope is capable off !