Seestar S30 Pro
- All-in-one smart telescope
- Alt-Az capture for quick sessions
- Built-in dual-band filter
- Individual FITS frames saved
My main instrument for nebulae and galaxies from the backyard.
Tools of the trade
What I shoot with
A practical backyard setup built around a smart telescope, with a DSLR kit for wide-field work. The equipment keeps changing as I learn, but these are the tools behind the images on this site.
Tracking setup
- Seestar TH10 equatorial head
- Seestar TC20 carbon-fiber tripod
- Longer 60-second exposures
- Careful polar alignment
The EQ configuration lets me explore longer sub exposures and a different capture workflow.
Canon DSLR kit
- Canon EOS Rebel T5i
- Rokinon 14mm f/2.8
- Canon EF-S 18–55mm
- Canon EF-S 55–250mm
- Neewer intervalometer
- Jackery Explorer 300
For wide-field nightscapes and learning the fundamentals of tracked camera astrophotography.
Out under the sky
- K&F Concept tripod
- Neewer USB dew heater
- Dummy battery for the T5i
- Extra camera batteries
Small practical details make a difference when a clear night stretches past bedtime.
My processing workflow
- StackingWizard · stacking and integration
- AstroWizard · my main image-processing workflow, including GraXpert
- RC-Astro Tools · StarXterminator, BlurXterminator, and NoiseXterminator within AstroWizard
- Photoshop · final adjustments and finishing
These are the tools I use most. Siril, StarNet, Lightroom, and other processing apps are alternatives I may use for some images.