Pegasus Smart Eye for EAA

I have had mine out several times and it has performed flawlessly.

I am so pleased with it that I intend to use it as my primary observing method.

It does well on an Alt-Az mount as it has excellent algorithms to stack and counter rotation.

I have done EAA and AP for several years but this makes things so much simpler.

So far mine has been operating without any issues. Firmware update without any issues.

I am very pleased with it. I know there have been failures for one reason or another.

I hope you get one that works well as you will be very pleased with the results.

Hi Roberto,

That is a great question and I hope this helps.

It sounds like the "mostly grey" comment you read or heard about might be based on a misunderstanding of how the SmartEye works compared to a traditional glass eyepiece.

Here is the breakdown of what you can expect:

1. It Is Not Optical—It’s a Screen
It is important to remember the SmartEye isn’t a traditional eyepiece where you look through glass at the sky; you are looking at a high-resolution Sony OLED screen inside the casing. The device is effectively a dedicated astronomy camera with a built-in monitor.

2. The "Grey" is Only Temporary
The reports of a "greyish smudge" refer only to the Live View when you first point the telescope.

• Initial View: Just like a regular telescope, the image starts faint and mostly grey because the sensor hasn't gathered enough light yet.

• Stacked View: Once the "Live Stacking" feature engages (usually after a few seconds), the computer builds the image. Users and myself can confirm that vibrant colors and details appear on the OLED screen within minutes—views that are impossible to see with the naked eye.

3. Is "Color Vision" Hype?
No. Because the device uses a color CMOS sensor (IMX533), it collects color data that the human retina cannot process in the dark. The OLED screen then displays this fully. In fact, to me and many others the view through the eyepiece is actually "brighter and more vivid" than the same image viewed on a tablet or phone, thanks to the immersive nature of the OLED micro-display.

4. Real-World Trade-offs
While the color is real, the "lucky owner" experience does have some differences from a smartphone photo:

• Dynamic Range: Bright stars can sometimes look like "blobs" rather than sharp pinpricks because the screen can't match the dynamic range of the human eye.

• Pixelation: If you have very sharp vision, you might notice the pixels on the screen, though the 2560x2560 resolution high enough to ignore them.

Summary: The claim that the eye sees "mostly grey" on the OLED screen is false for the final image. You will see full color once the stacking kicks in. The device is designed specifically to bridge the gap between the grey fuzzies of visual astronomy and the rich color of astrophotography.

Hope this helps with your decision!

Clear skies,

Johnny