Smart telescopes are all the rage in the stargazing world, and they’re most likely the future of astrophotography. Now Unistellar has actually sealed its position in this field with the double launch of the Odyssey and Odyssey Pro at CES 2024
They’re noticeably comparable to the Celestron wise telescope that was likewise revealed at CES, and what’s cool about Unistellar’s Odyssey and Odyssey Pro is that they’re managed from another location utilizing a recently established Unistellar app.
From the convenience of your couch you can see what your Odyssey telescope sees on your clever gadget, and control which part of the night sky it’s focused on, utilizing the telescope’s ‘self-governing field detection innovation’, which Odyssey likewise calls a ‘clever star finder’.
The makers state the brand-new GPS-equipped clever telescopes can “autonomously point towards and track any wanted celestial things from the minute they are switched on, so you can be appreciating deep space in simply a number of minutes.” Simply put, it’s stargazing facilitated.
Unistellar development satisfies Nikon optics
Unistellar is a familiar name in the astrophotography world– it released the Unistellar eQuinox 2 at last year’s CES, and likewise makes the magnificent eVscope 2. This year’s designs are much smaller sized and lighter and have a larger appeal, thanks in part to what Unistellar calls ‘Multi-Depth Technology’, which allows you to quickly change in between seeing neighboring worlds and far galaxies and nebulae.
You can quickly select what to take a look at by means of the Unistellar app for iOS and Android, with convenient details about each of the 5000-plus worlds and nebulae in the app database for newbies and lovers to take in, too.
Nikon has actually participated the action with these brand-new clever telescopes too, creating the high-precision autofocus optics utilized in both designs, and the electronic eyepiece discovered in the Pro design just– perfect for those who choose to get hands on with their telescope. On the technical front, both designs have a field of vision of 34 x 45 arcmin, an 85mm mirror size and a 320mm focal length. There’s more information on the Unistellar site
At 4kg, the Odyssey and Odyssey Pro are much lighter than Unistellar’s previous offerings, and come provided with a strong tripod, although their five-hour battery life does not compare. Both designs are offered from the Unistellar site or video camera sellers– the Odyssey will set you back $2,499/ ₤ 2,199 (about AU$ 3,750) while the costlier Odyssey Pro costs $3,999/ ₤ 3,499 (about AU$ 6,000). That’ll suspend many people, however Unistellar has actually nevertheless changed the experience of getting lost amongst the stars.
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