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[hfsarber]

Not that kind.

 

ICE = Integration Collection Efficiency

 

ICE = (IntegrationTime/TotalTime) * 100

 

I've had my Seestar for 3 months now.  At first I was getting about 3 1/2 - 4 minutes integration in a 10 minute period.  35-40% is not very good.  However, now that there has been some firmware updates and especially adding the 3-point, er, Horizon Calibration, things have gotten better.  I've been testing it with 10s, 20s, and 30s subs in both Alt/Az and Eq modes.   A couple weeks ago I started taking notes on my phone and here's what the data showed.

 

          Alt/Az     Eq

10s     72%     71%

20s     63%     65%

30s     22%     38%

 

I'm curious how the other Smart scopes stack up.

 

Harry

[StargazerLuigi]

That is most informative 

 

I have a Seestar so I won't be able to help your research.

[hfsarber]

Actually, you can.  I only have a sample of one.  The next time you use your Seestar jot down

 

Target

Sub Length (10s/20s/30s)

Start Time

Finish Time

Integration

 

From that you can calculate ICE for your Seestar.

 

I'm going to start a spreadsheet and document my findings as I go along.  Should be interesting seeing how it changes over time especially since I primarily use my Seestar in equatorial mode.  I want to see if it degrades using that mode.

 

Harry