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Full Moon: Seestar S50 vs. Samsung S25

Full Moon: Seestar S50 vs. Samsung S25

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·September 8, 2025
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cderg

Doesn't Samsung use AI models to fill in images of the moon with higher resolution detail? Not sure if this comparison makes sense given that the astrophotography device almost certainly won't be doing that.

Some technical detail from an older thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35172190

rich_sasha

Or just generate the thing with AI in the first place. Almost as romantic and you don't get cold.

dreamcompiler

Slightly off-topic but as a fairly serious backyard astronomer I almost never look at the full moon with my telescope because it's boring. Full moons are like cloudy skies: The viewing will be shitty tonight so best not to even set up the 'scope.

But looking at the terminator during a partial moon -- especially a new moon -- is quite spectacular.

dreamlayers

What's the point of taking your own highly detailed photos of the moon? You can find much higher resolution images elsewhere. I usually only want to take a photo of the moon as part of a moonlit scene.

userbinator

You can also find much higher resolution images in the phone's generative AI "image enhancement" model.

eclipxe

Samsung phones use pre baked images of the moon. This is not a great test.

esafak

Does the Samsung have night mode?

snapetom

The author asks, "So... do you need a telescope?" then politely and politically answers the question.

I, however, looking at the side-by-side comparison, would answer, "hell yes."

adgjlsfhk1

Honestly the main thing I notice is how awful the color balance is on the telescope.