Tips & Tricks

Get more from your Seestar. This page is a growing collection of practical ideas, helpful techniques, and answers to questions that come up when using a Seestar smart telescope.

Whether you are just getting started or have been capturing the night sky for a while, check back for new articles and useful discoveries.

Better Deep-Sky Images

Ideas for planning a session, framing an object, collecting data, and getting the most from your captures.

  • Planning a target before you start capturing
  • Making the most of multiple-night imaging
  • Understanding framing and field of view

Seestar App Tips

Make sense of useful app features and settings, including tools that may be easy to overlook.

  • Using Plan mode effectively
  • Understanding image-editing options
  • Saving and managing your captures

Milky Way & Scenery

Explore wide-field photography and the Seestar features intended for landscapes and the Milky Way.

  • Getting started with Milky Way mode
  • RAW scenery capture: what to know
  • Choosing a location and composition

Processing Your Images

Learn about options for improving images in the Seestar app and with external processing software.

  • What to consider before editing
  • Working with saved image files
  • When to explore desktop processing tools

Remote Control & Computer Use

Discover ways to manage your telescope and files when you want to work beyond the phone or tablet.

  • Remote operation and Telescope Network
  • Connecting to a computer
  • Organizing and backing up your files

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