Vaonis Vespera.

[Chaz2b]

Having just pursued the rose beds of astronomy gear, I came across this, the Varonis Vespera. Apparently it won’t be out till spring of next year, but is it worth the price? $1499.

It looks very gimmicky, it sets itself up and sends its images to your tablet/phone. Probably ideal for teaching kids but not for serious astronomy imaging IMO , it only has a 2mp Sony sensor. It’s kinda cute as they say.

Its bigger sibling is even more wallet busting!

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Edited February 15, 2021 by Chaz2b

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I find an aperture of 50 mm is very small for an instrument costing that much. That will severely limit the performance

[BCN_Sean]

Both it and it's larger sibling don't really look like the sort of thing that someone who frequents a forum like this would consider a serious tool.  It looks more like a disposable income consumer device which would be rolled out at dinner parties and the like as a talking point, and priced accordingly.

[RobertI]

There are a few of these types of scope around now, the most mature seems to be the Unistellar EVScope. I have to say the Unistellar has got further than I expected, they are selling them and people are using them. But it seems that people are getting mixed results and it doesn't seem like a game changer to me especially at £2,500. Perhaps at a quarter of the price it might be. 

 

Edited February 15, 2021 by RobertI