OK before anyone gets upset, I know this has been asked here before, but the most recent thread that comes up on Google was from before the Dwarf 3 added mosaic and equatorial modes, which seems to have leveled the playing field by a lot.

Basically my situation is that I've got a decent entry-level planetary photography setup, with a 8 inch Dob and a ZWO-224MC, but between the focal length and sensor size of that setup, it's virtually useless for most DSO's.

Additionally, I'm looking for something a bit easier to use because having just had my first kid, I don't have as much time to spend on astro as I used to, and I'd like something that we can use a bit more interactively together so I can show him all the cool stuff that's out there. Which led me towards smart telescopes.

So, in a nutshell, I want it mostly for larger DSO's of the sort that I wouldn't be able to get with my existing setup, I'm not overly worried about planets. Moon shots would be cool, but not totally important. Mostly I'm looking for something for galaxies, nebula, etc.

As I understand it - the S50 will produce higher resolution images, but the Dwarf 3 has the wider field of view and better light collection from it's sensors.

The wider field of view kind of feels like a moot point given that the s50 has a mosaic mode, so I'm really not sure where that leaves me.. Ultimately the most important thing is the final picture quality, followed by target flexibility (excluding planets), with convenience of use being a close third. Ideally, what I'd really like in terms of convenience is being able to set it up, then sit with my son on my ipad/laptop and watch in "real-time" (read - every 10-30min depending on the target and the necessary exposure times and whatnot) all the various DSOs that are in position to see then.

Also - I believe these are the top 2 within the <$1000 price range, but if I've somehow missed another contender that beats out either of these two, I'm open to that as well

Let me start by saying I have spent hours reading every comparison out there and watching all good comparison videos on YouTube and I still cannot make my decision. I also have read the existing threads on here so I apologise if this seems repetitive but they didn’t seem to answer my specific questions, so here goes…

I know it’s a personal thing. Wider FOV and slightly less detail (Dwarf) vs smaller FOV and more detail(S50). Which is further complicated by the fact S50 now has mosaic mode and EQ mode - making them even more similar (although I don’t know how well the mosaic works with regards to noise on S50)

Stellar Studio which allows onboard post processing on the Dwarf is a pretty solid selling point for me- as I don’t foresee me spending an awful lot of time post processing on anything else (Siril, Pixinsight etc) I’ve googled and couldn’t find much on what onboard post processing the SeeStar offers if any? (Please advise if anyone knows?)

All of these ramblings boil down to one main question really. If you have had experience with both, which one would you choose if you could only afford one and your main goal was DSO photography? Any advice appreciated.

basically what the title says. which one is better for taking pictures of deep sky objects (specifically galaxies) Im looking at getting a smart telescope before I jump into the more expensive side of astrophotography and get a full blown rig.

My only dislike between the two is the fact that the Seestar has the wierd FOV that reminds me of a phone screen. otherwise any suggestions would be amazing.

Edit: I know the dwarf 3 is also very new, so some comparisons could be made to the dwarf ii

I'm a novice to astrophotography and I've stumbled across the Dwarf and Seestar telescopes and I'm curious which one seems like a better buy? I own an Orion Starblast 4.5 dobsonian but there are a lot of limitations to this telescope, mainly that I live in a very light polluted area, it's not easy to transport, and has manual tracking. I have some physical limitations so having a portable scope to take pictures of deep sky objects with very little equipment is appealing to me. I've heard a lot of good things about the Seestar telescope, but the Dwarf 3 appears to have a tracking feature but is slightly more expensive. Any thoughts on this?