Vaonis Vespera II Smart Telescope
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Unveil the Universe in Ultra-HD with the Vaonis Vespera II 50mm Smart Telescope - with choice of Tripod!
Discover a new stargazing experience with Vespera 2: the most innovative, most versatile and most user-friendly smart telescope.
Vespera II embodies the seamless fusion of a camera and a telescope, condensed in an all-in-one, user-friendly portable device, allowing anyone to connect with the stars.
With Vespera II, you can both conduct live observations and capture stunning photos of the Universe you'll be proud to share.
Explore the cosmos in full colors and crisp details. Spend more time enjoying the night sky, not struggling with complicated set-ups.
Whether you start from zero or already are an experienced stargazer, embrace a new stellar adventure.
Get spectacular and unparalleled views of the cosmos.
Pioneering the future of smart telescopes, Vaonis has developed algorithms that harness every photon coming from the deep universe collected by our instruments.
Paired with the latest generation sensors, premium optics, and combined with our exclusive live mosaic capture technology, Vespera II and Vespera Pro deliver images that are out of reach of any other smart telescope.
The stars lie at your fingertips. It's that easy.
Vespera II is a good start in the hobby. It gives you encouraging results from the start of your journey and guides you as you progress.
- Touch: Just one touch-sensitive button to wake Vespera II up.
- Tap: Automatic initialization with your smartphone and our user-friendly app Singularity.
- Enjoy: 4300 objects to choose from & recommendations. Automatic pointing and tracking.
Many stargazing experiences in a single device.
- Admire the Universe even from the City - Thanks to the magic live image processing, Vespera II grants you access to the deep universe even within urban environments. With the optional CLS and Dual-band filters, go even further, removing light pollution to reveal more details in nebulae.
- Elevate your Outdoor Adventures - Compact and lightweight, Vespera II fits into a small backpack, always ready to accompany you. It’s even suitable as a carry-on luggage for your vacation.
- Share moments with Friends and Family - Connect up to 10 devices to Vespera II and host star parties with your friends, or enjoy exploration moments with your kids.
- Keep on observing during Daylight - With its optional solar filter, Vespera II opens the door to solar observations. Track the sunspot cycles or witness solar eclipses.
- Take the leap into Astrophotography - Vespera II saves the results of your observations as a Raw 16-bit image file, allowing you to edit them with your favorite astrophotography processing software and extract the quintessence from each captured image.
Features:
- Automatic initialization: It takes only a matter of minutes for Vespera II to orient itself based on your location and automatically detect the configuration of the starry sky.
- Automatic pointing and tracking: Just choose your target among thousands of objects in the Singularity app catalog or provide your custom coordinates, and Vespera II will instantly find and track it.
- Live auto-focus: Get consistently sharp stars, even when temperature changes. Vaonis instruments are the only ones equipped with an engine ensuring automatic focus, even during observation.
- Live image enhancement: Vespera automatically rejects bad images and applies a technique used by experienced astrophotographers, called stacking, to the good ones, in order to enhance the clarity of the images in real time.
Inside Vespera 2 - How does it work?
With an 'old-fashioned' telescope, colors are imperceptible, and even the most beautiful nebulae appear as dull, blurry patches. Everything takes a turn with Vespera.
Technology at the forefront, Packed with cutting-edge technology, Vespera is the most innovative smart telescope you could ever find.
Vespera II combines premium quality optics with an ultra sensitive high-definition sensor and onboard computing technologies in an all-in-one, ready-to-operate device.
And the magic behind, Vespera harnesses an image enhancement process called 'stacking,' which involves capturing multiple shots of the same object, selecting the best ones, and stacking them to reduce noise and increase contrast.
Innovative algorithms, developed by Vaonis, then apply image processing to reveal the full range of colors and intricate details of nebulae and galaxies.
All of this happens automatically and in real-time. As you observe, the image quality gradually enhances.
Singularity App by Vaonis: your guide to reach the stars.
Singularity is your control room, the place where you decide everything. Very intuitive and user-friendly, you can easily access any stellar object of our catalog.
You will get personalized recommendations on what to observe, according to your geolocation and the astronomical calendar, and notes about the secrets of the Cosmos.
Singularity guides you each step of the way on your journey to reach the stars.
SPACE CENTER - Get full control of your journey.
The Space Center is the place from which you will start your exploration. This is where you will manage your instrument and find specific information depending on your location.
From this screen, you will get direct access to Vaonis enriched content.
What's Included:
✓ Vaonis Vespera II Smart Telescope (Telescope ONLY)
✓ Dedicated App
* Tripod Sold Separately - UPGRADE to your choice of Vespera Tripods, or use your own Tripod (3/8" Thread)
* USB Cable & Charger Sold Separately
Recommended Accessories:
Specifications:
| Aperture: | 50 mm |
| Focal Length: | 250 mm |
| Focal Ratio: | 5 |
| Lens Design: | Apochromatic quadruplet with a field corrector |
| Lens Features: | Extra low dispersion (ED) Lanthanum glass, S-FPL52 |
| Native Field of View: | 2.5° x 1.4° |
| Live Mosaic Field of View: | Max. 4.3° x 2.4° or 3.25° x 3.25° |
| Sensor Type: | Sony IMX 585 (color) |
| Sensor Definition: | 3840 x 2160 (8.3 megapixels) |
| Image Definition with Live Mosaic Mode: | Max. 24 megapixels |
| Sensor Format: | 11.2 x 6.3 mm |
| Pixel Size: | 2.9 µm |
| Sampling: | 2.390 arc sec. |
| Limiting Magnitude: | 16 |
| Battery Life: | 4 hrs. (built-in) |
| External Battery Connection: | Yes |
| Storage: | 25 GB |
| Connector: | USB-C |
| Image Format: | JPEG, FITS, TIFF (16-bit RAW image) |
| Expert Mode (Capture Calibration Frames): | Yes |
| Size: | 48 x 20 x 9 cm |
| Weight: | 5 kg |
| Operating Temperature: | 0° to 40° C |
| Optional Filters: | Solar, CLS, dual band |
| Tripod: | Optional (see accessories) |
| Dew Control: | Optional (see accessories) |
