Capturing better deep space images with my remote Seestar smart telescopes has become a growing passion since I launched the world’s first $500.00 smart telescope in Rockwood, TX at Star Front in August of 2024. This innovation has given birth to a new world of affordable remote astrophotography. Today, with the advancements in remote telescope technology, it is possible bring this amazing experience to anyone from anywhere.

Welcome to Easy Scopes.

My new offering for truly affordable astrophotography and space exploration. EasyScopes.space offers anyone with an Internet connection and a smart phone, tablet or computer access to our Seestar remote observatory in the pristine dark skies of Big Bend, TX. And best of all, you don’t have to buy anything, or ship expensive equipment anywhere. We provide immediate access to one of our ZWO Seestar smart telescopes which you can control from anywhere.

Having a remote smart telescope observatory under the dark skies of The Big Bend region of far West Texas gives users an amazing new way to beat bad weather and out of control light pollution where you live. It is truly the best experience for deep space astrophotography available today. Learn how I pioneered the use of the amazing ZWO Seestar S50 smart telescope for the world’s most affordable and easiest way to do remote astrophotography from anywhere.

Why rent a Seestar instead of sending my own unit? This is a question that has often been asked. There are many reasons. Here are just a few.

Access to clear dark skies in the world’s largest Dark Sky Preserve. Big Bend, West Texas.
No light pollution – our observatory is located in a Bortel 2 sky with above average seeing and transparency conditions.
Nothing to set up. Go from wanting to image a galaxy to actually capturing it in under 2 minutes!
Spend more time imaging and less time wishing the weather at home was better
Capture better quality image data for superior results – Dark skies make a huge difference!
No contract or long term commitment. All rentals are month to month.

How It Works

Reserve a Seestar smart telescope from our reservation page.
Download the ZWO Seestar app to your smartphone, tablet or computer (available on the Apple App Store and Android, Google Play.)
Open the Seestar app on your device and log in with the credentials we’ll send you upon a successful reservation.
Select a target from the tonights best list on the home page of the Seestar app, or choose from thousands of available deep space targets via the Sky Atlas on the app.
Download the image you captured and share it on social media or post process it for even better image results.

Pro Mode set ups

All of our ZWO Seestar smart telescopes are set up in Equatorial Mode allowing unto 60 second exposures for higher quality results. Using the equatorial mode on your Seestar offers a couple of really significant advantages. The main one is the elimination of field rotation, which happens in alt-az mode as the telescope tracks objects across the sky and the field slowly rotates, which can cause star trailing and requires cropping. By aligning the telescope with the Earth’s axis in equatorial mode, you prevent that rotation, allowing for longer exposures and capturing finer details. It also really improves tracking performance when you’re looking at targets near the zenith, directly overhead.

You can now capture images like these, tonight!

All the images below we captured using our Seestar smart telescope from Big Bend, Texas. With no external post processing or enhancements. These are straight out of the Seestar! Images (left to right) The Butterfly Cluster, M6. The Wild Duck cluster, M11. Second row, The Orion Nebula, M42, The Western Veil Nebula, NGC 6960. Third row, Fireworks Galaxy, NGC6946, The Moon.

Images captured from Easy Scopes Remote Observatories in Big Bend, Texas.

Rent a remote Seestar telescope. The best part is that you can try it for a month or two to see if you like it. Odds are you will not want to give up your rental when you realize how much time you are imaging with clear skies compared to how little you were imaging at home with cloudy conditions. Learn about the most enjoyable and affordable way to capture the wonders of deep space from the comfort of where ever you are.

Carlos Garcia, founder

EasyScopes.space