As I noticed, ZWO may have changed something in the last FW update because single Moon photos are very sharp again, as before the update of December 2024. I'm not complaining, just like it. 🙂
Zuerst einmal einen herzlichen Dank an das Seestar Team für die vorbildlichen Kundenbetreuung.
Seit der Software 5.34 ist auch bei mir der Mond sehr stark überschärft. Kann das wieder auf die alte Version zurückgesetzt werden?
Vielen Dank
HDD I have already provided feedback and will let you know the results.
Support@Seestar Eclipse is upcoming. Looks like we won't get it fixed before Sept 7?
Support@Seestar What does it mean? We will or we won't?
Lilo I'll let you know when I have news, there will be no new version released before the lunar eclipse.
Support@Seestar So, we'll be unable to get nice eclipse pictures. Thank you very much ))) Time to schedule timelapse for my Dwarf3.
Lilo Hi Lilo, We are so sorry for the trouble, we are still looking into Sharpening issues, and also tested at our end. And actually, we did not change anything on that in recent release. i will update here if there is any news.
Tech@ZWO Since 2.6 update many users reported that the Moon is highly terrible oversharped. So, something obviously has been changed.
Here's what we've confirmed so far.
Prior to Seestar app v2.5.0, when you pressed the shutter button in Moon mode, a 2K (1080x1920) JPEG image was saved to your smartphone or tablet.
Starting with Seestar app v2.6.0, when you press the shutter button in Moon mode, a low-resolution 2K half-width (540x960) JPEG image will be saved to the Seestar device. The image will not be saved to your smartphone or tablet.
As before, to save a 2K JPEG image, you will need to follow the same steps as for Nebula/Cluster mode. By pressing the "..." button in the top right of the screen and then selecting Share, a watermarked 2K (1080x1920) JPEG image will be saved to your smartphone or tablet.
I can also confirm moon images are now different in appearance with the latest firmware/software. They seem to have more contrast and appear darker. Less detail is visible.
Contrast the above image with an older image:-
