Seestar not really a 'goto?

Mike396A

I just got a Seestar and so far it doesn't seem to be able to get within few degrees like a real goto does. If the level is within 0.2 or 0.3 and the compass is calibrated (something it should be able to do itself by spinning!) when you tell it to go to a target like the Moon, it should be pointing in the general direction regardless of whether it can see the moon clearly or not. On the first few uses where it started where it was pointed was 15-20 degrees off on both axis. It knows where it is from the phone's GPS so it should be able to point to within a few degrees, not soley rely on plate solving. On only one occasion so far I was able to get some pictures of the Sun after leveling, calibrating compass and leveling again about 4 times. Could not find the Moon during the day like some of the pictures I've seen posted either.

I'm not really sure why the compass needs to be calibrated each time you turn it on if you are using it at the same location it was last calibrated at.

Also, a plastic or rubber lens cap should have been included from the factory to protect from dust.

support

Hey, Seestar's automatic moon search function is realized through the compass data and screen analysis, when there is magnetic interference, the compass is inaccurate,
Or there are bright scenes such as street lights near the moon, and when the brightness of the moon is not high during the day, the moon may not be found.

Manually calibrate compass and level in app
Enter the app Solar System mode goto Moon
Look at the deviation between the lens pointing and the actual moon, whether it is the horizontal azimuth deviation or the Angle of pitch deviation of the lens,
Generally there is only an azimuth deviation (the compass is not correct due to interference),
There is generally no deviation in the height Angle (if the time and positioning are correct, there is no deviation)
Control the horizontal movement of the lens so that the lens points to the actual position of the moon.

I will feedback your suggestions, thank you.

Sonixx

Yes, metal structures nearby will affect the accuracy. I tried once to catch a comet that was cluse to the horizon. To be able to see it, I went on a bridge. Due to the metal structure, goto was extremely inaccurate at first.