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NeutronNick

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    Interest in high-energy astronomy in particular gamma ray bursters, white dwarf stars, neutron stars and black holes and other exotic areas of discovery.

    From an academic background in high-energy nuclear physics my career has lead me (strangely!) to protecting the world's internet systems and making our (online) world a safer place.
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  1. Very much appreciated for the post. Yes, I will look at Telescopius as I have not heard of this.
  2. Thanks for the reply. See I did think of a rig however I just like the idea of a small (ish) design smart scope that I can buy without having to add this/that, my only accessory would be a white light solar filter for daytime use. I really like the idea of the Vespera Pro coming out this year with I think around 12 megapixels and is a back side sensor so potentially lower noise. The pixel count would mean I could crop in more without too much loss of overall detail.
  3. Thanks for the reply. Mainly DSO's, galaxies, variable and binary stars. My academic and industrial background is in high energy physics, nuclear enginering and cosmology. I've never owned a telescope in the past funny enough as working around the world, having the hassle of setting it up etc and of course not being that transportable always put me off. Back then I also lived in a highly light polluted environment. I was not that interested in 'visual' astronomy as such, more imaging the objects and examining the results later (as per my past career involved). Smart scopes fill in all my tick boxes: 1. Highly portable for a hike, quick transport in the car or air 2. Built in imaging (not bothered at visual eye piece), I use Lightroom and Photoshop for my Leica photography so experienced in post processing on the Mac 3. Quick setup with WiFi connection to a device allowing me to target objects 4. Low weight, lugging heavy kit even into the garden is a negative for me .... I have a budget of around £2,500 which covers these new French smart scopes. I see Celestron have or will soon launch the Origin scope, however again the put off for me is they overall weight, size although Celestron have an illustrious history in making fine instruments. I also understand its a F2 or something, whereby the French scopes are around F4-5, but to me this is really not an issue. Thanks Nick
  4. Hi, In a few months I plan to invest in a smart telescope. Sure, they do not have the resolving power or optics of the more traditional scopes that I used to have (i.e. Meade, Celestron) but I want something that I can take easily with me, setup and go and still produce (to me at least) good DSO images. Solar System planets are not that much of an interest to me (the Vaonis I understand can't resolve them much anyway). I know its still early and they have not been released but what do members this of the Vaonis Vespera Pro and the Unisteller Odyssey smart scopes? At least on paper? Do members have the original Vaonis Vespera? I'm leaning towards the Vespera Pro as it has a higher megapixel count of 12MB I think (so I can crop in a bit) and I like the Mosaic imaging taking plus I like its portable design, more so that the Odyssey which has a full height tripod. Thanks for any feedback, Nick 😀
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