Is it possible to have a detailed polar alignment tutorial video? Also, would the DWARF 3 function well when placed on a ball head so it can be tilted? I don't have a panning head tripod. Thanks.
Great question! Yes, the Dwarf 3 will work fine when mounted on a ball head! However, fine tuning the polar alignment can be a little tricky since you need to make subtle adjustments. If you can, try to keep the locking screw slightly taut when adjusting the position. This will provide some resistance, making it a bit easier to follow the alignment procedure. We also have a full review article that goes into greater detail about the Dwarf 3 that we recommend taking a look at! www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astro-photography-guides/dwarf-3-smart-telescope-full-review
Super little video, I’ll be saving this one thanks so when my new Dwarf III comes in a couple of months I will know what to do. Straight away out of the box.😊
At this time, we do not know of any future plans for the Dwarf line of telescopes beyond the Dwarf 3. However, there is certainly wide spread interest in seeing larger optics incorporated into the smart telescope designs!
Would be nice to see a full session of one evening , maybe doing even 50image stacks of few different stars with the Dwarf3. Maybe moon, Jupiter , rings of saturn, maybe a few nebula. To give the view and ease of use for the average man. To see what one can see and do in say 1hour or 2hours of taking it out and seeing what it can see and how it performs.
Thanks for the comment, @EugeneHuman-kl1vc! I'm a beginner when it comes to astrophotography, so I completely understand where you're coming from. For the longest time, I was intimidated by the learning curve and felt that deep sky imaging was completely out of my reach. But even with my lack of experience, I captured my first galaxy image within 20 minutes of setting up the Dwarf 3. Honestly, I wish I had bought a smart telescope sooner! The Dwarf 3 is a really impressive smart telescope, however, it's not designed for planetary imaging. If you want to capture an image Jupiter, or the rings of Saturn, you'll need a larger telescope with a wide aperture. Currently, there just isn't a way to pack that kind of power into a portable all-in-one device like the Dwarf 3. But don't let that hold you back, there's plenty of other celestial objects to discover! I cover all this, and more, in my written review, so please check it out if you have the time! www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astro-photography-guides/dwarf-3-smart-telescope-full-review - Daniel
I was so looking forward to this but it looks kinda meh . The moon looks slightly out of focus or do you have to stack like 300 images to get a better quality shot . The daytime I know that squirrel was quite far , must have been why it was so blurry , surely it operates better than that in the light of the day . Also Orion , how many images was that taken with and did it need any expensive software to edit it later . Thanks .
Great question! To capture Orion, it took around 45 mins total integration with each frame being 60 seconds. It was processed in Siril, which is completely free! We also used StarNetv2, which is also free, but runs within Siril. Finally, we did some small edits in Photoshop, but nothing major. We believe you could do the same work flow using Gimp instead.
Great question! The Dwarf 3 has a 2.93 x 1.65 degree field of view when used at 150mm focal length compared to the Seestar's 1.29 x .73 degree field of view with its 250mm focal length.
Got mine today!🎉
I have one on order. Thanks for the video. I am sure it will take a while to receive it.
Is it possible to have a detailed polar alignment tutorial video? Also, would the DWARF 3 function well when placed on a ball head so it can be tilted? I don't have a panning head tripod. Thanks.
Great question! Yes, the Dwarf 3 will work fine when mounted on a ball head! However, fine tuning the polar alignment can be a little tricky since you need to make subtle adjustments. If you can, try to keep the locking screw slightly taut when adjusting the position. This will provide some resistance, making it a bit easier to follow the alignment procedure.
We also have a full review article that goes into greater detail about the Dwarf 3 that we recommend taking a look at! www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astro-photography-guides/dwarf-3-smart-telescope-full-review
Super little video, I’ll be saving this one thanks so when my new Dwarf III comes in a couple of months I will know what to do. Straight away out of the box.😊
I would love to have one running next to my vaonis vespera pro but two month wait is a little long.
Are there any plans to release one with significantly larger precision optics?
At this time, we do not know of any future plans for the Dwarf line of telescopes beyond the Dwarf 3. However, there is certainly wide spread interest in seeing larger optics incorporated into the smart telescope designs!
Gave up waiting for this. they kept moving the dispatch dates. now its looking like Jan 25 here in the UK
Hey,Which smart telescope is good is it see star s50 or dwarf 3
s50 50mm large than dwarf3
Same question
Dwarf 3 takes it for me. Higher resolution and a lot more features
Would be nice to see a full session of one evening , maybe doing even 50image stacks of few different stars with the Dwarf3. Maybe moon, Jupiter , rings of saturn, maybe a few nebula.
To give the view and ease of use for the average man. To see what one can see and do in say 1hour or 2hours of taking it out and seeing what it can see and how it performs.
Thanks for the comment, @EugeneHuman-kl1vc!
I'm a beginner when it comes to astrophotography, so I completely understand where you're coming from. For the longest time, I was intimidated by the learning curve and felt that deep sky imaging was completely out of my reach. But even with my lack of experience, I captured my first galaxy image within 20 minutes of setting up the Dwarf 3. Honestly, I wish I had bought a smart telescope sooner!
The Dwarf 3 is a really impressive smart telescope, however, it's not designed for planetary imaging. If you want to capture an image Jupiter, or the rings of Saturn, you'll need a larger telescope with a wide aperture. Currently, there just isn't a way to pack that kind of power into a portable all-in-one device like the Dwarf 3. But don't let that hold you back, there's plenty of other celestial objects to discover!
I cover all this, and more, in my written review, so please check it out if you have the time! www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/astro-photography-guides/dwarf-3-smart-telescope-full-review
- Daniel
hey whats that tripod u showed!
It's a Manfrotto tripod!
@@highpointscientificthanks for responding. It makes a difference.
I was so looking forward to this but it looks kinda meh . The moon looks slightly out of focus or do you have to stack like 300 images to get a better quality shot . The daytime I know that squirrel was quite far , must have been why it was so blurry , surely it operates better than that in the light of the day . Also Orion , how many images was that taken with and did it need any expensive software to edit it later . Thanks .
Great question! To capture Orion, it took around 45 mins total integration with each frame being 60 seconds. It was processed in Siril, which is completely free!
We also used StarNetv2, which is also free, but runs within Siril. Finally, we did some small edits in Photoshop, but nothing major. We believe you could do the same work flow using Gimp instead.
@@highpointscientific Thanks a lot for your answer, appreciate it .
How does the field of view compare with Seestar S50?
Great question! The Dwarf 3 has a 2.93 x 1.65 degree field of view when used at 150mm focal length compared to the Seestar's 1.29 x .73 degree field of view with its 250mm focal length.
Release date May 2024! And we're still waiting.