UNISTELLAR Transportation Backpack for EVSCOPE 2 & EQUINOX 2
UNISTELLAR Transportation Backpack for EVSCOPE 2 & EQUINOX 2 – Reinforced Fabric, High Density Foam – Protects Your Telescope from Shock During Transport and Storage
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 increases. I still waiting to see how the Unistellar stacks up against the soon to be released Celestron unit which is a close match
Das Teleskop kommt gut verpackt an. Beim ersten Mal brauchen wir 10 Minuten bevor wir die ersten Objekte sehen konnten, ab dann eher 5 Minuten inklusive Fokussieren. Selbst bei Vollmond und leichten Schleierwolken funktioniert das Teleskop wunderbar. Auch fr Anfnger wie und sehr einfach zu bedienen.
After initial problems connecting and getting to know how to use the iPhone app, this telescope became very easy to use, and I was able to take pretty good images of deep space objects with it (see attached image of the M81 Bode’s Galaxy collected through hazy cloud over 10minutes – the Unistellar tracks and processes the data automatically while I went and brewed up a cup of tea!). Compare this to the trials and tribulation (and disappointments) of astrophotography with a battery of cheaper (and not so cheap) telescopes, motorised mounts, DSLRs, eyepiece cameras etc, and hours of messing with computer stacking programs – this is indeed a short cut to enjoying the night sky for people who want to ‘do’ astronomy rather than mess with equipment!
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.
I like everything about this product. It probably is a bit pricey for what it is, but if you are going to buy one of the Unistellar products, this is a necessity. I highly recommend it.
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 increases. I still waiting to see how the Unistellar stacks up against the soon to be released Celestron unit which is a close match
Das Teleskop kommt gut verpackt an. Beim ersten Mal brauchen wir 10 Minuten bevor wir die ersten Objekte sehen konnten, ab dann eher 5 Minuten inklusive Fokussieren. Selbst bei Vollmond und leichten Schleierwolken funktioniert das Teleskop wunderbar. Auch fr Anfnger wie und sehr einfach zu bedienen.
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.
I like everything about this product. It probably is a bit pricey for what it is, but if you are going to buy one of the Unistellar products, this is a necessity. I highly recommend it.