I plumped for the Seestar ahead of a Dwarf3 purely on availability. The Seestar has proved to be an excellent purchase. The automated simplicity of the device and some of the more complex features make getting started and producing very good images of DSOs along with Sun and Moon shots quick and painless.
I have used the mosaic feature (via the ‘Framing’ button) to capture wider field objects such as the Rosette Nebula. Whilst this takes longer to complete than narrower field objects, decent images are produced. This feature requires the latest firmware update to be installed.
Moon and Sun shots (with the provided Solar filter) are good.
Plate solving and go-to work well.
I haven’t tried the object tracking feature in the Scenery mode but it may prove useful if I use the Seestar for nature work.
As a device to bring astrophotography to more people with a relatively small budget it is incredibly good value for the money.
Additional items such as a tripod level adjuster, a bahtinov focus mask and diffraction masks are cheaply and easily obtained via FLO.
Excellent customer from FLO too. Extremely pleased with this purchase.

I’ve long been interested in astronomy and already own a 10” dobsonian which is great for visual astronomy. I’m always in awe at pictures I see of DSOs, but am no way near computer minded enough to even begin thinking about having a go myself (or wanting to spend that much money). Enter the Seestar S50. Wow, what a piece of kit! It’s so easy to use, quick to set up and produces brilliant images. It’s obviously not on a par with big expensive Astro rigs, but for the tech inside and what it produces with ease, you cannot go wrong. So, if you’re like me, who just wants to take good pictures of the deep sky in a quick and easy way, go ahead and buy this brilliant little scope. Service from FLO was quick and effortless as usual.

I ordered my SeeStar before Christmas and it arrived before Christmas. I was able to get some test shots within a few days of it arriving. It was so simple to set up and use. My test targets where M15 and M33. The image of M33 was the best image of this galaxy i had ever taken even revealing some of the separate hydrogen nebulas in the galaxy. The image of M15 revealed stars resolvable to the core of the globular cluster. On the 2nd January 2025 i was able to give the SeeStar a proper workout. I imaged the California nebula (which i have never seen in doing astronomy for 48 years), the Horse Head Nebula (once again never seen or imaged) and the Rosette nebula (once again never seen or imaged). Needless to say all images turned out spectacular (its a shame i can submit images with this review). With it being cold i did use the inbuilt dew heater but still was able to image for about 4-5 hours easily on a full charge. Needless to say the SeeStar isn't perfect (i think the star atlas could be improved) but i am well pleased with my purchase, for me the SeeStar has revolutionised deep sky imaging and enabled me to image targets i have never seen or imaged before and dare i say even revolutionised the entire hobby itself. I am 1 very happy Firstlight optics customer not to mention 1 delighted SeeStar S50 owner. Top marks to ZWO and Firstlight optics.

Thanks to FLO for a brilliant safe and timed delivery . Just opened the box pointed it the sun and wow ! I’m a completely useless at tech , but it’s so easy and user friendly. Don’t dither (!) if you’re on the fence . Some 60 years ago at school we were all hushed into the lab to see the county’s 6” Newtonian. Get the Astro essentials tripod leveller for an easy life The Seestar punches well above its spec and will be delightfully easy to take on holiday . Even SWMBO was impressed ! Can’t remember that happening with anything Astro !
Thankyou !

I'd ordered an s30 but got impatient and decided to upgrade to the s50, FLO were super helpful and my original order was refunded, new order made and dispatched all within an hour. From my initial email at 2pm the scope was delivered at 10.30 the next morning - Brilliant! and what's more no clouds were included and I was able get first light that evening. The s50 worked straight out of the box and is a doddle to use. I have been impressed so far with the limited data captured and 30mins on M42 produced a really nice image straight out of the scope.

Only had the scope for a week, and in December clouds are not our best friends. Managed to get the moon and sun, won’t be long before I can start on the serious stuff. Well impressed at the moment and highly recommended, can’t wait to take it over to Spain to hopefully get some more clear skies.

Ordered on Sunday and it arrived on Tuesday.
Very happy with the service from FLO
the seestar is a brilliant product well worth the money.

After months of research I ordered the Seestar S50. It kives up to all of the youtube videos I watched to research this product. I can't believe how good it is. My only complaint is that the weather hasn't let me use it more.
Every shop is currently the same price but again with some research i ordered from First Light Optics and the delivery and service was first rate.

What a machine for the money! At first, the image is really disappointing, but leaving the S50 to do its job and stack images for a while has tremendous results for such a compact device. To get a bit of height to see over some garden buildings, I am using a Manfrotto 055CL, and it's absolutely rock solid, but the supplied tripod is perfect for taking on the road.
I've already started 3D printing some of the accessories, like lens cap, dew shield & Bahtinov. The dew shield sounds a waste with the S50 having an in-built heater, but it isn't that effective on already settled dew, and shortens the battery life quite a bit, so better to stop it forming in the first place.
The one slight negative I have is that FLO started a sale right after I bought mine, and it would have been going that extra mile to contact me to say that I would have saved £50 pretty much the next day. I knew what I was buying at the price, but it just left that little niggle.

As a complete beginner at AP (though a fairly experienced visual observer), the S50 seemed ideal for me. I wanted a simple way to view and record DSOs from my garden, which is heavily light polluted. I have no interest in extensive post processing of images.
The S50 arrived the day after I ordered it with FLO's usual efficiency. Amazingly, the first night was clear, so I tried a few practice images. I was astounded by the quality of a test three-minute exposure on the Andromeda Galaxy. I haven't improved on it even with a ten- minute exposure.
So a happy bunny except for one tiny detail: the included quick setup guide is sketchy at best. It wouldn't have hurt ZWO to compose a more detailed booklet with a comprehensive list of features and controls.