Unofficial, Unrelated, Unaffiliated in anyway with ZWO https://www.unofficialseestar.wiki/ 2026-05-04T11:34:09+00:00 https://www.unofficialseestar.wiki/ https://www.unofficialseestar.wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=logo.png text/html 2025-04-11T17:15:37+00:00 tailspin (tailspin@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.unofficialseestar.wiki/doku.php?id=field_rotation&rev=1744391737&do=diff Field Rotation Field rotation smears stars in long-exposure photos, thanks to the Earth's rotation. Alt-az mounts like the Seestar’s don’t compensate for this rotation so stars at the edges of your image may appear as streaks instead of points. text/html 2025-04-11T17:11:55+00:00 tailspin (tailspin@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.unofficialseestar.wiki/doku.php?id=how_to&rev=1744391515&do=diff How To Can I browse targets in the app without connecting to the Seestar? You sure can. It's a great way to plan a session in advance. 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