VGEBY Monocular Telescope, 40 x 60 HD Mini Phone Camera Lens Telescopes Lens with Tripod Suitable for More Smartphones

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A great way to see if collimation is the problem is to point the telescope at a bright star and adjust the focus so that the star is out of focus and showing as a big blob. Look closely and you will see a bright outer ring surrounding a dark central disc. If the dark disc is not in the center of the bright ring then the optics are not aligned and you need to collimate. PhoneSkope Smartphone cases are used in conjunction with a C-3 Dedicated Adapter or the U1 Mini or U2 Universal Adapters for a multitude of eyepieces on quality optics, or a 15x eyepiece for 23mm or 30mm Microscope eyepieces. Read our full Sky-Watcher SkyMax-127 with AZ-GTi Wi-Fi mount review. Vaonis Vespera Observation Station Many smartphone astrophotography gadgets let you step outside and start shooting the night sky, but these adapters are great if you own a telescope.

Surely," you think, "it'd be easy enough to hold my phone's camera lens up to the eyepiece and capture an image". But, the Go-To mount has proven its ability to bring the wonders of the night sky to those unable - or disinclined - to spending long periods outdoors on cold nights. The Stellina Observation Station is controlled via Wi-Fi connection and a smartphone app. Like many other models, this one works via a clamp system that can be adjusted to hold your phone in place, with the lens centred over the eyepiece. Telescopes with smartphone adapters includedGranted, this is a minor trade-off given that the wireless functionality means that you can observe from the comfort of your home and with up to ten other astronomers (the telescope is able to connect to multiple devices simultaneously). Many of us are bound to have tried it at some point. There you are, refractor pointed at the Moon, gazing in wonder as the terminator emphasises the glorious structures of lunar craters and mountains. Vaonis Stellina: A telescope and astrograph (camera inside) makes the Stellina a very smart telescope. Fire up the smartphone app and view or photograph your chosen celestial object in a matter of moments. But take care not to walk too far away because of its limited Wi-Fi signal spread. ★★★★½ You won’t have any trouble with finding the object you want to observe with this smart WiFi telescope. It comes with a StarPointer finderscope that allows you to easily align the telescope to ensure you always get the most beautiful view. The Inspire 100AZ also comes with a red light torch, accessory tray/leg spreader and a dual-purpose dust cap.

For more advice, read our guides to smartphone astrophotography and stargazing apps. Or find out how to photograph the Moon with a smartphone camera. Telescope mirrors and lenses need to be aligned to give a nice sharp image. The process of getting them aligned is known as collimation – which you can think of as an essential step, like having to tune a guitar before you play it. Collimating is usually only essential with telescopes that have mirrors in them such as reflectors or catadioptric telescopes. Sky-Watcher Skymax 127 SynScan AZ GoTo As Maksutov-Cassegrains go this Sky-Watcher Skymax is a prime example of a very specific type of astrophotography: imaging the lunar surface and the planets of our solar system. Thanks to its impressively long focal length of 1500mm it's possible to get a view of Saturns rings, the Great Red Spot on Jupiter and a closer look at the red planet. The Visionary Universal Smartphone Camera Adapter is a good option because it can fit over any eyepiece with a 26-51mm diameter. The adapter also includes a tripod thread in the phone cradle, if you happen to have a good smartphone tripod that you use for capturing long exposures or star trails etc. Altair Astro Self-Centering Smartphone Adaptor

If you’re using 10x zoom on a Huawei phone aimed at the Moon it will automatically detect that you’re taking a photo of the Moon and automatically recommend “Moon mode”. Then when you capture your image it uses AI to improve the surface detail. Sky-Watcher SkyMax-180 PRO: The Sky-Watcher SkyMax-180 PRO outperforms its reputation as just being a planetary telescope. It’s a "planet killer" for sure, but its adaptability when viewing bright deep-sky objects astounds. ★★★★½

SEE ALSO: Best Protective iPhone X Case to Have in Review 2018 8. Orbmart universal camera telescope Thanks to the multi-user mode that comes with this smart hybrid telescope you can connect the station to up to twenty mobile devices at the same time. That means that you will be able to share all the beautiful views of the night sky and different celestial objects with your family and friends. We were able to capture a range of targets including the Moon and deep-sky objects using the NightCap app, and we were very impressed. Unlike some of the best telescopes for astrophotography, smart telescopes are easy for beginners to use. They also use cutting-edge astrophotography techniques, to locate faint objects in the night sky and then take long exposure images of them, merging one on top of the other to remove noise, battle the problem of light pollution and improve the image quality.Refracting telescope: This is the design familiar to most people, using optical lenses to focus on celestial objects. They are essentially like supertelephoto lenses, but designed for stargazing. These are the simplest type to set up and use. Not to be confused with the best computerized telescopes, smart telescopes are motorized and come equipped with both artificial intelligence (AI) and camera sensors. They use AI to align themselves with the night sky, providing apps that make it easy to ‘go to’ any object you want at the touch of a button. However, what makes the best smart telescopes so addictive is that they also take incredible images of all kinds of objects in the night sky. A well thought of app for low light and night photos, NightCap Camera is one of the few focused on astrophotography. There are presets for Stars, Meteors, the International Space Station and even a Star-trails mode. As well as manual control of a phone (and an ISO booster) it provides built-in noise reduction and an intervalometer for night-sky time-lapses, recording everything as a TIFF file for post-processing.

Lunar Eclipse, Saturn, Mars and Juptier captured with an iPhone 6 through an 8-inch Dobsonian telescope. Louisiana, USA. @logansoileau Orion Nebula and Mercury transiting the Sun captured with an iPhone SE through a Celestron 130slt. @Southern_astrophotographer Deep Space Without a Telescope One of the most important features you should be looking for in a smart telescope is the erect view. Most of the telescopes you can find on the market provide an inverted view of the object you are observing which can be very confusing. With the erect view, you will be able to see objects exactly like you would with your eyes. Multiple EyepiecesWhile it's famed for planetary and lunar imaging, the Sky-Watcher SkyMax-180 PRO is also capable of giving fair views of a selection of bright nebulae and galaxies, particularly those that take up a larger section of the sky – the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) and the Orion Nebula (Messier 42) in particular are worthwhile astrophotography targets through this telescope. Stellina uses GPS to set time, date and location, open the telescope and search the sky for a starry field, then auto focus the optics. Set-up is fairly simple. Once the telescope is in position, you switch it on, connect a smartphone or tablet to the Wi-Fi network and go through the short set-up process. The design of the Hestia uses a patented six-lens in three groups optical design that features a 30mm (1.2 inch) 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 as either JPEGs or TIFFs.