FOR SEESTAR S50 OWNERS

Point at the sky.
Know what's worth
the exposure.

Deep Sky Scanner turns your phone into an aiming tool — scan the sky, and get a ranked list of galaxies, clusters, and nebulae scored for altitude, brightness, and how well they'll actually fit your Seestar's frame.

Built specifically around the Seestar S50's frame size and imaging behavior.
DEEP SKY SCANNERSCAN
N S
R.A.
05h 50m 15s
DEC
+07° 19′
ALT
51.4°

Three moves, one ranked list

No star-hopping, no guessing what's up. Scan the patch of sky your Seestar can actually see, and let the app do the sorting.

01

Point

Hold your phone or iPad toward the sky. Full 3D orientation tracking reads your exact aim — steady even near the zenith, where ordinary compass apps lose their footing.

02

Scan

Every object within your field of view appears instantly, pulled from the full OpenNGC catalog with an offline fallback for nights without signal.

03

Shoot

Targets are ranked by altitude trajectory, brightness, and Seestar frame fit — so the top of the list is genuinely worth your imaging time.

Built around a real imaging session

Ascending / descending badges

See at a glance whether a target is climbing toward better altitude or already past its peak for the night.

Frame-fit scoring

Objects are checked against the Seestar S50's actual field of view, so you're not left with a galaxy that spills off the edge.

Planning mode

Drag the time slider to preview the sky at any hour of the night and plan your session before you ever go outside.

Per-object imaging notes

Integration-time guidance by magnitude, edge-on galaxy detection, and nearby-companion flags for objects worth a wider frame.

168 OBJECTS IN VIEW▲ BEST
M93 · NGC 2447
Open Cluster · Pup
07h 44m 29s
mag 6.2
NGC 2482
Open Cluster · Pup small
1.7° away
mag 7.3
NGC 2520
Open Cluster · Pup fits frame
4.3° away
mag 6.5

Sorted the way you'd sort it yourself

Toggle between best overall, brightest, or nearest to where you're pointed — and hide anything that won't fit the Seestar's frame well, before you waste a night on it.

Take the guesswork out of tonight's session

Deep Sky Scanner is heading to the App Store.