Seestar S30 Pro – Feb 16, 2026

On Feb 16th, I went to a darker site with a Bortle rating of about 5/6.  It borders on Bortle 4 in the south-southwest.  I got the comet again, M45 and some more tests with the Milky Way mode camera, as the Seestar refers to it.

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), Feb 16, 2026. 56×20 sec, Seestar S30 Pro.
Comet Wierzchos, Feb 16, 2026. 56×20 sec, Seestar S30 Pro.

The Deep Sky image for this night was the Pleiades.  I let it run for only 25 minutes, since it looked like dew was forming on the lens.

For the wide angle lens, I went back to the Orion area and was able to point it much more south to include Canis Major with Sirius dominating towards the bottom left.  Very dark part of the sky at this location, so it was a good test.

Orion and Canis Major area. 60 x 30 sec, Seestar S30 Pro.

Another try of the Pleiades area:

Taurus and Perseus area, featuring the Pleiades and the California Nebula. 20×30 sec.

Finally, this last one was nothern Orion and parts of Gemini.

Northern Orion, Gemini, featuring Jupiter to the left. 25 x 60 sec, Seestar S30 Pro.

75 x 20 sec

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