Will seestar s30 pro be released in January 2026 ?

P4NnR329

What about the s50 pro. Can we expect it for next year?

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P4NnR329
Your question is a good one. However, please do not trust any release information unless it comes from an official announcement.

P4NnR329

Some pages says that it might be for october next year but nothing is confirmed. I was thinking it might be for next year as the s30 pro is expected soon.

qnhswS9I

Support@Seestar Well, since the Seestar S30 Pro will be released in January 2026, what about the price of the telescope? How much will it cost ?

Will it be the same price as the seestar s50 or a little higher ?

I'm not the only one asking this question.

Support@Seestar

qnhswS9I We will set the price based on the final product.
What price do you think would be reasonable?

qnhswS9I

Support@Seestar In my mind it should be either the same price as the Seestar S50 or slightly higher by about $100 to $200 than the S50.

Overall $600 is a good price for the s30 pro itself in my opinion.

Astrop

The S30 Pro is the device ZWO should have brought to market to begin with, what was the point of the wide angle lens in the S30 if you couldn't use it for widefield imaging, I thought that was the whole point it was put into the device. So no, the price of the S30 Pro shouldn't be much more than the original, and definitely not higher than the S50.

The reason the Seestars are so popular is because of their low cost, if you begin inflating the prices which will happen anyway due to global climates fewer and fewer people will buy them over time. You should support the products for much longer than applying the idiotic apple model of releasing unnecessary models every few months.

qnhswS9I

Astrop Don't forget that Dwarflab is also a competitor to Seestar.

Astrop

qnhswS9I indeed, the reason ZWO hastily released the S30 rather than creating a more complete device in the Pro. The pricing has to be very carefully considered, a lot of people don't go into AP because of the general high cost of entry, also the technical aspect which isn't all that difficult. Priced too high and the device won't sell. Astronomy is niche as it is without creating self inflicted barriers such as a high price point which the masses won't perceive as being good value. You only have to look at the used market to see how frequently these smart scopes are being sold off by the kinds of people they are trying to attract so adding a further obstacle (higher price) doesn't make sense.

Seestar_S50

The S30 pro should be priced similar to the Dwarf 3 @ £450 - £500, any more and it will not be worth buying. They will go for the Dwarf 3.

Brinny

Any idea of when pre-orders for the s30pro might open? I know there have been predictions of Sept but how is that progressing?

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Brinny No notification yet, so please pay attention to social media and official channels.

2IS8v1ZP

Support@Seestar it would be a good idea to release it early December, as I reckon
it would make a great Christmas present.