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[starfinder123123]

I found this add on Facebook and the price is $69.99 Does it work? Anyone tried it?
https://www.facebook...mibextid=wwXIfr

Edited by starfinder123123, 21 April 2025 - 09:10 PM.

[SeattleScott]

Electronic eyepieces are a thing. I’m sure it works. Basically the point is to be able to share the view through the scope. The technology has been around for a long time, although this is a little fancier WiFi model rather than the early ones with USB cables.

For astronomy, most things aren’t going to look that impressive through an electronic eyepiece. The Moon will look great, maybe Pleiades or Orion Nebula. But most stuff will be rather dim and maybe small, depending on the focal length of the scope. I think the main use would be terrestrial or lunar.

[MikeMiller]

Here is the actual website. Uses an imx307 sensor.

https://neewer.com/p...ontrol-66606575

[Mike W]

TV

https://www.televue...._page.asp?id=36

[bsturges]

This would be a nice step up for someone who is already using a smartphone mounted on the eyepiece. Would be fun and convenient with a tablet. I would like to see how it handles longer exposes as the software allows.

[starfinder123123]

I really need to think about this.
I have seen similar things before but the price was too high. This is more affordable.

[mandaragit]

Can this help with collimation for reflectors?

[davidgmd]

I really need to think about this.
I have seen similar things before but the price was too high. This is more affordable.

  
If you’re comparing to the Pegasus Astro Smart Eye at ~$1700, there is a huge difference in performance. The Smart Eye will automatically stack images, making too-dim nebulae and galaxies more and more visible over time. The Neewer device doesn’t stack. You will see more or less what you see through the eyepiece. Good for Moon, planets, and bright objects, it won’t show objects that are too dim to see through a regular eyepiece.

[SeattleScott]

This would be a nice step up for someone who is already using a smartphone mounted on the eyepiece. Would be fun and convenient with a tablet. I would like to see how it handles longer exposes as the software allows.

Of course now a tracking mount becomes more of a requirement, as opposed to the terrestrial or lunar viewing in the ad copy. And it certainly won’t have field rotation software, so it would need an Eq mount to get anywhere close to the maximum 60 seconds time lapse. I wouldn’t expect much as a budget alternative to the Pegasus Smarteye

Edited by SeattleScott, 22 April 2025 - 05:47 PM.

[SeattleScott]

Can this help with collimation for reflectors?

Certainly not what it was intended for, and not any cheaper than a respectable Chinese laser collimator. But if you figure that one out, let us know!