Vaonis has announced the Hestia, what it calls the first-ever smartphone telescope for taking photos of the cosmos.
. Both of those systems were all-in-one that are commanded via a smartphone app, but this time with the Hestia, Vaonis is leveraging the camera everyone carries in their pocket as the actual capture system.
“Harnessing the power of your smartphone and our cutting-edge technology, Hestia enables you to capture the brilliance of the Sun, the enchanting beauty of the Moon, and the captivating depths of the Universe — without complex setups or extensive knowledge of astronomy. Simply place your smartphone on Hestia’s ocular, align the device with the celestial object of your choice, let yourself be guided by our super user-friendly app, and unlock a whole new world of exploration.
The design of the Hestia uses a patented six-lens in three groups optical design that features a 30mm objective and prisms to collect and focus light directly into a smartphone’s camera. It has a 1.8-degree field of view, and through the Vaonis app, images can be captured ass either JPEGs or TIFFs. The Hestia is designed to be small and compact and measures 6.7 by 9.5 by 2.2 inches and weighs 1.1 pounds . Vaonis says its compact smartphone telescope mount provides up to five times better sharpness and detail resolution of lunar craters and sunspots than a smartphone alone and up to 25 times better low light sensitivity.
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