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Unistellar eVscope eQuinox - Smart Digital Reflector Telescope - Computerized, Go to Portable Astronomy for Beginners & Advanced Users, Adults or Kids - Comes with Tripod, Alt-Az Mount and Control App
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Brand | Unistellar |
Objective Lens Diameter | 50 months |
Telescope Mount Description | Altazimuth Mount |
Product Dimensions | 31"D x 12"W x 19"H |
Focus Type | Manual Focus |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Finderscope | Reflex |
Item Weight | 1 Pounds |
Compatible Devices | Smartphone |
About this item
- Unistellar eQuinox Digital Telescope: With the eVscope eQuinox, you can enjoy the beauty of deep space, protect the planet against near-earth asteroids, conduct hands-on science, and so much more
- Enhanced Vision: 100x more powerful than a regular telescope. Technology that allows a live observation of faint objects thanks to the live accumulation of the light we receive from them
- Autonomous Field Detection: Our system instantly recognizes the objects in its field of view by comparing what it sees with a coordinates database of tens of millions of stars
- Citizen Science: The Unistellar Network is the first global community of citizen astronomers, 5 000 strong and counting
- A Dedicated App: With the push of a button and tap of the app, your eQuinox recommends the most spectacular targets and launches into deep-space observations, in minutes
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With the eVscope eQuinox is the world’s newest, most powerful digital telescope. With this digital telescope, you can enjoy the beauty of deep space, protect the planet against near-earth asteroids, conduct hands-on science, and so much more. All with just one smart, fast, portable, and connected device.
- Integrated Intelligent Image Processing & Light Pollution Reduction
- On-board computer with 35h of observation storage capacity
- Up to 10 devices can connect at once for social observing
- Autonomous Field Detection for set-up time under 1 minute
- App with 5.000+ objects catalog and its future updates – available on iOS and Android system
- Citizen Science lets you conduct space science with other Unistellar users and astronomers
- Built-in battery with up to 12 hours battery life
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Enhanced VisionEnhanced Vision is a patented technology that allows for live observation of faint objects in the sky. This is due to the live accumulation of light we receive from them. With enhanced vision galaxies, nebulae, and comets become visible, colorful, and detailed! |
Dedicated AppWith the push of a button and tap of the app, your eQuinox will launch you into deep-space observations in minutes. You are given access to a catalog of over 5,000 objects to choose from with the app so you can learn and identify cosmic objects. Easily save and share your experiences with others in person or virtually. |
Autonomous Field DetectionThe eVscope eQuinox features a system that allows it to instantly recognize objects in its field of view by comparing what it sees with a coordinates database of tens of millions of stars. This makes it easy to use the automated tracking and pointing system, which is extremely accurate. |
eVscope eQuinox Specifications
Optical Magnification | 50x |
Digital Magnification | up to 400x (150x recommended maximum) |
Max Magnitude | <16 in medium quality night sky in under a minute, up to 18 in excellent conditions in a few minutes |
Separating power | 2 arcsecond |
Mirror Diameter | 4.5in |
Focal | 450mm |
Motorized Alt-Az Mount | With extreme tracking accuracy thanks to Automated Celestial Tracking with Feedback |
Weight | 19.8 lbs (9kg) including tripod |
Sensor Technology | Sony Exmor with NIR technology |
Sensor Model | IMX224 |
Storage capacity | 64 Go |
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For beginners | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Easy to use | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | — | 3.7 |
Easy to assemble | — | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | — | 4.4 |
Value for money | 2.5 | 3.3 | — | — | — | 3.3 |
Tech Support | — | — | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — |
Sold By | EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
focus type | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus | Manual Focus |
eye piece lens | — | Brandon | Barlow | Plossl | Plossl | Plossl |
objective lens diameter | 50 months | 114 millimeters | 130 millimeters | 130 millimeters | 150 millimeters | 127 millimeters |
aperture diameter | — | 114 millimeters millimeters | — | 130 millimeters millimeters | — | 127 millimeters millimeters |
telescope mount | Altazimuth Mount | motorized altazimuth | Equatorial Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount | Altazimuth Mount |
weight | 1 pounds | 13.2 pounds | 26.5 pounds | 11.4 pounds | 21 pounds | 18.1 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 11.81 x 11.81 x 11.81 inches |
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Item Weight | 1 pounds |
ASIN | B094BWR9YZ |
Item model number | 3701393200073 |
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3.3 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,258 in Camera & Photo Products (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo Products) #99 in Telescope Reflectors |
Date First Available | August 3, 2021 |
Manufacturer | Unistellar |
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Customers like the ease of use of the telescope. For example, they mention it's great for beginner astro photography and that the Bahtinov mask makes focus very easy. That said, some complain about the versatility, battery life, and value. They say the images are not great but acceptable and that it'll take a long time to wait. Opinions are mixed on quality and performance.
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Customers find the telescope easy to set up and use. They say the Bahtinov mask makes focus very easy. They also say it's great for beginner astro photography and that the view is far more detailed than they can get with other telescopes.
"...off in many ways: first, what you "see" with this telescope is FAR more detailed than you can get with the human eye with a much larger..." Read more
"...I will give it a plus in the ease of setup and the goto and tracking capability, their strong suit...." Read more
"Good, easy to use but all of these ready-to-shoot & stack Astrophoto units are all quite pricey...I can only hope they'll drop as their popularity..." Read more
"...This was easy to set up.It is easy to use.It just works.Great product that does what it claims...." Read more
Customers find the telescope to be a great tool for astronomical research. They say it's great on galaxies, clusters, and nebulae. However, some customers mention that the UniSteller is nice for capturing nabula, but terrible for planetary viewing.
"...ALL of these are actually vitally important to astronomical research, and you can be a part of it...." Read more
"...Centers every selected object. Great on galaxies, clusters and nebulae. I have seen galaxies down to 14th magnitude...." Read more
"...Should have just got the NexStar 8 or something. It can find stars, but focusing and their way of adjusting the mirror...please...." Read more
"...The Unisteller is nice for capturing nebula, but TERRIBLE for planetary viewing. Cant even differentiate the rings of Saturn. Just one big blur...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the design of the telescope. They mention that it exudes a professional appearance, has great views of the Horsehead Nebula, Running Man Nebulus, and many many galaxies. They are also impressed with the galaxy view and the clear pictures.
"...of very high quality. The scope exudes a professional appearance...." Read more
"...I have had great views of the Horsehead Nebula, Running Man Nebula, and many many galaxies, objects I could never see in my other scope...." Read more
"...The galaxy view is great and the pictures were clear. However, the Saturn looks like a blurred dot from a distance...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the quality of the telescope. Some find it good, high quality, and an incredible device, while others say it's not cheap and the function is erratic and not dependable.
"Good, easy to use but all of these ready-to-shoot & stack Astrophoto units are all quite pricey...I can only hope they'll drop as their popularity..." Read more
"...7. The price tag. Yes, it's not cheap - I got my 8" Celestron for about 1/2 the retail price (look for sales - they do happen), but by the time I..." Read more
"Bought the eVScope on Sale and love it - incredible device!!..." Read more
"...Unistellar tried to get me to exchange this since they said the eyepiece was defective. But more issues as noted than the eyepiece...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the telescope. Some mention that the scope's performance is really amazing given that it only has a 4.5" aperture, and the phone app worked very well with occasional freezing. However, others say that the software is the biggest problem, as it freezes now and then requiring a restart. The app is a little clunky but doesn't take that long.
"...The phone app worked very well with occasional freezing. The galaxy view is great and the pictures were clear...." Read more
"...Everything seems to be working properly. With the exception the app will not hook up to it in Bluetooth...." Read more
"...That's an OK trade-off. The app is a little clunky but doesn't take that long to master: after say two observing sessions, you'll have it down pat..." Read more
"...The company is VERY responsive and the user community is HIGHLY engaged (check out the FB channel)...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the versatility of the telescope. They mention that the images are unimpressive for other solar planets, the photos are not great but acceptable, and the images have no discernible improvement over time. Some customers also say that the telescope is not good for viewing planets and that the stars are just blurry blobs.
"...That's a long time to wait and the images aren't as sharp as seen through the optical counterparts...." Read more
"...in progress" has been going on for hours with no discernible improvement in the image quality and certainly no Orion Nebula...." Read more
"...Great product that does what it claims. It is not good for viewing planets, but I find myself spending more enjoyable time viewing a lot of other..." Read more
"...Photos are not great but acceptable. Again a better phone or tablet may make a difference...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the battery of the telescope. They mention that it doesn't work, the eyepiece doesn''t focus, and the GoTo function is erratic and not dependable.
"...The eyepiece doesn't work...." Read more
"...Now the machine is utterly unusable." Read more
"...The 'GoTo' function was erratic and not dependable. I am in a light polluted area and knew I would have difficulty seeing DSO's...." Read more
"...to do including turning my Bluetooth on… That is a no-brainer… And nothing works. It will not hook up to the app. I have purchased two (2!!!!!)..." Read more
Customers find the value of the telescope to be rather pricey.
"...Is is a VERY expensive scope. Very disappointed and nothing from Unistellar after 2 emails...." Read more
"...but all of these ready-to-shoot & stack Astrophoto units are all quite pricey...I can only hope they'll drop as their popularity increases...." Read more
"...All in bortle 7-8 skies (meaning very light polluted)Cons: Very expensive...." Read more
"I dislike that the carry backpack is so expensive. I bought a different telescope bag for it and it works great." Read more
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1. This telescope is part of a next-generation wave of "smart telescopes" focusing on imaging instead of physical viewing (through an eyepiece). So, you don't get the same "hands-on" experience of looking through a telescope.
BUT that shift pays off in many ways: first, what you "see" with this telescope is FAR more detailed than you can get with the human eye with a much larger (and very expensive) telescope. In just a few seconds, you see details you'd almost never get looking by eye - there's really a WOW! moment for some objects.
2. Everything is controlled by your phone or tablet. That's an OK trade-off. The app is a little clunky but doesn't take that long to master: after say two observing sessions, you'll have it down pat. The scope has its own WiFi - you connect your device to that in the field. What's REALLY cool is that other people (I think up to 7-8) can ALSO connect to the telescope (but only one person has control of it), and all the images that are produced are shared to everyone connected. I find this to be particularly nice because people now get to take away an image of what they've seen without almost no effort.
3. The scope's performance is really amazing given that it only has a 4.5" aperture. With a few minutes exposure, you easily can get down to magnitude 15-16. The onboard software has tech that is designed to aid in removing sky brightness so it's particularly good at sites that aren't terribly dark. The image of M101 (attached) was taken during a nearly-full Moon! Also (attached) it had NO problem detecting Pluto.
4. The FOV is about 47'x34' and the pixel size is just under 1"x1" and that can't be changed (the camera is at prime focus, no eyepieces). So, planets are NOT its strong suit. Supposedly they are doable (I haven't tried it yet), but the disk of say, Saturn would be about 20x20 (by my calculations).
5. The camera takes (up to) 4s exposures then co-adds them to get the long-exposure. The combined image is what's sent to your phone/tablet (PNG format). However, the "raw" data is stored, and post-observing, you can upload everything to Unistellar and then request the raw data "back". This sounds weird but it sets up a VERY interesting circumstance (see below). So, if you want to do your own post-processing (and many people do), you can, with a little effort. (Unistellar is planning to offer access to users/owners through their site to make this easier.)
6. One of the scarier things about the scope is that you DO have to maintain the primary mirror collimation (although I haven't had to adjust anything yet), but there are videos to show how to do it. You also have to use a Bahtinov mask to focus (included) and that's actually really easy to do.
7. The price tag. Yes, it's not cheap - I got my 8" Celestron for about 1/2 the retail price (look for sales - they do happen), but by the time I got better eyepieces, and other things to use with it, it really was about the same price, ditto if you want to dabble in astrophotography - a decent camera will set you back $1000, and then you have all the very precise setup to take a shot. So, IMHO this is a reasonable trade-off: I can be out in the field and ready to go in about 5 minutes, and honestly, since I've started using it, I haven't taken the Celestron out once. I am having SO MUCH FUN with this.
8. Unistellar has ALSO set up several observing programs to do "citizen science": you can observe asteroid occultations (where you can estimate the size and shape of an asteroid), get positions of near-Earth asteroids (to better determine their orbits), exoplanet transits, and other things. ALL of these are actually vitally important to astronomical research, and you can be a part of it. The supernova in M101 was imaged by MANY people (just because it's a popular target), and the pooled images (sent to Unistellar by the scope) were used to produce a light curve before, during, and after the eruption. That sort of coverage is UNHEARD OF typically (discoveries happen after the explosion has occurred). So even "casual" observations might have research-level significance!
If you've never owned a telescope before, I can't say this would be a good starter scope, given the price tag. BUT I feel confident in saying that if you DO get this scope, you will want to use it every opportunity because the "instant gratification" is really there for very VERY little "work". You won't be unimpressed by "dim gray smudges".
Note that NONE of the images I attached required hours of tinkering "to get right" - mostly they're exactly what I took off my phone, just with some labelling.
Also note that the cheaper competitor scopes are FAR smaller, and are more-limited in what they can image: they're OK, but this scope has a much wider range of capabilities. The company is VERY responsive and the user community is HIGHLY engaged (check out the FB channel).
Have I mentioned I really like my new more-than-just-a-toy?
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
1. This telescope is part of a next-generation wave of "smart telescopes" focusing on imaging instead of physical viewing (through an eyepiece). So, you don't get the same "hands-on" experience of looking through a telescope.
BUT that shift pays off in many ways: first, what you "see" with this telescope is FAR more detailed than you can get with the human eye with a much larger (and very expensive) telescope. In just a few seconds, you see details you'd almost never get looking by eye - there's really a WOW! moment for some objects.
2. Everything is controlled by your phone or tablet. That's an OK trade-off. The app is a little clunky but doesn't take that long to master: after say two observing sessions, you'll have it down pat. The scope has its own WiFi - you connect your device to that in the field. What's REALLY cool is that other people (I think up to 7-8) can ALSO connect to the telescope (but only one person has control of it), and all the images that are produced are shared to everyone connected. I find this to be particularly nice because people now get to take away an image of what they've seen without almost no effort.
3. The scope's performance is really amazing given that it only has a 4.5" aperture. With a few minutes exposure, you easily can get down to magnitude 15-16. The onboard software has tech that is designed to aid in removing sky brightness so it's particularly good at sites that aren't terribly dark. The image of M101 (attached) was taken during a nearly-full Moon! Also (attached) it had NO problem detecting Pluto.
4. The FOV is about 47'x34' and the pixel size is just under 1"x1" and that can't be changed (the camera is at prime focus, no eyepieces). So, planets are NOT its strong suit. Supposedly they are doable (I haven't tried it yet), but the disk of say, Saturn would be about 20x20 (by my calculations).
5. The camera takes (up to) 4s exposures then co-adds them to get the long-exposure. The combined image is what's sent to your phone/tablet (PNG format). However, the "raw" data is stored, and post-observing, you can upload everything to Unistellar and then request the raw data "back". This sounds weird but it sets up a VERY interesting circumstance (see below). So, if you want to do your own post-processing (and many people do), you can, with a little effort. (Unistellar is planning to offer access to users/owners through their site to make this easier.)
6. One of the scarier things about the scope is that you DO have to maintain the primary mirror collimation (although I haven't had to adjust anything yet), but there are videos to show how to do it. You also have to use a Bahtinov mask to focus (included) and that's actually really easy to do.
7. The price tag. Yes, it's not cheap - I got my 8" Celestron for about 1/2 the retail price (look for sales - they do happen), but by the time I got better eyepieces, and other things to use with it, it really was about the same price, ditto if you want to dabble in astrophotography - a decent camera will set you back $1000, and then you have all the very precise setup to take a shot. So, IMHO this is a reasonable trade-off: I can be out in the field and ready to go in about 5 minutes, and honestly, since I've started using it, I haven't taken the Celestron out once. I am having SO MUCH FUN with this.
8. Unistellar has ALSO set up several observing programs to do "citizen science": you can observe asteroid occultations (where you can estimate the size and shape of an asteroid), get positions of near-Earth asteroids (to better determine their orbits), exoplanet transits, and other things. ALL of these are actually vitally important to astronomical research, and you can be a part of it. The supernova in M101 was imaged by MANY people (just because it's a popular target), and the pooled images (sent to Unistellar by the scope) were used to produce a light curve before, during, and after the eruption. That sort of coverage is UNHEARD OF typically (discoveries happen after the explosion has occurred). So even "casual" observations might have research-level significance!
If you've never owned a telescope before, I can't say this would be a good starter scope, given the price tag. BUT I feel confident in saying that if you DO get this scope, you will want to use it every opportunity because the "instant gratification" is really there for very VERY little "work". You won't be unimpressed by "dim gray smudges".
Note that NONE of the images I attached required hours of tinkering "to get right" - mostly they're exactly what I took off my phone, just with some labelling.
Also note that the cheaper competitor scopes are FAR smaller, and are more-limited in what they can image: they're OK, but this scope has a much wider range of capabilities. The company is VERY responsive and the user community is HIGHLY engaged (check out the FB channel).
Have I mentioned I really like my new more-than-just-a-toy?
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
2, The Quick Start and User Guide are useless since the app one downloads is now different. I've followed the online instructions and finally got to an initial observation portion. I adjusted the focus wheel as directed. I selected Orion Nebula from the catalog and hit the GoTo button.The resulting screen on my phone is massively grainy and the stars(?) are just blurry blobs. The "Goto in progress" has been going on for hours with no discernible improvement in the image quality and certainly no Orion Nebula. There are no instructions as to how to exit the observation so I can try another object.
3. I can't use the Bathinov filter to improve the focus because of the useless User Guide.
4. In order to terminate the "Goto in progress", I had to uninstall the app, redownload and reinstall it. Now I get the message that I need to Update to version 2.1 and I can go no further. But the version I have now loaded is 2.1.0. YOUR APP DOESN"T EVEN KNOW WHAT VERSION IT ALREADY IS!!!! Now the machine is utterly unusable.
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Reviewed in Germany on December 9, 2023
The reasons for awarding it 4 rather than 5 starts is: firstly, the high cost; and secondly, the fact that the instructions could be clearer and more comprehensive. For example: advice on possible problems connecting to your smartphone; and how to focus and collimate the telescope (the latter both turn out to be a lot easier than conventional telescopes - but only after finding and understanding the correct section in the online help).
I would point out that there will a limit to the quality of the images attainable with the Unistellar Equinox 2 compared to more expensive and/or complex astrophotography set-up, but its results are much more surely and easily attained.
In my opinion, this telescope could be ideal for schools or other youth organisations wishing to cultivate interest in the Cosmos. Its is a pity that it could not be pitched at a lower price level - it would wipe the floor with conventional astronomical telescope designs.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2023
The reasons for awarding it 4 rather than 5 starts is: firstly, the high cost; and secondly, the fact that the instructions could be clearer and more comprehensive. For example: advice on possible problems connecting to your smartphone; and how to focus and collimate the telescope (the latter both turn out to be a lot easier than conventional telescopes - but only after finding and understanding the correct section in the online help).
I would point out that there will a limit to the quality of the images attainable with the Unistellar Equinox 2 compared to more expensive and/or complex astrophotography set-up, but its results are much more surely and easily attained.
In my opinion, this telescope could be ideal for schools or other youth organisations wishing to cultivate interest in the Cosmos. Its is a pity that it could not be pitched at a lower price level - it would wipe the floor with conventional astronomical telescope designs.