[Deal du jour] Stargazing isn’t just for astronomers. There are many telescopes that help you peer into the sky from home, but often at high prices. The French brand Unistellar currently offers two models on promotion.
What is the promotion on these telescopes?
The Unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope is normally sold for €2,499. It is currently available at the price of €1,999 on the official website, and at the same price on the Fnac website.
The Unistellar eVscope 2 model is usually sold at a price of €4,499. It is currently offered at a price of €3,499 on the official website. It is also offered at a price of €3,499 on the Fnac website.
What is the Unistellar eQuinox 2?
The eQuinox 2 is a motorized telescope model, equipped with a mirror with a diameter of 114 mm, and which offers a field of view of 34 × 47 Arcmin. This model does not have an eyepiece, but is accompanied by a 6.2 Mpx sensor with a focal length of 450 mm for taking photos. You can store your photos in the 64 GB of storage provided for this purpose, which will probably not be too much. The Unistellar telescope makes it possible to obtain clear and detailed views of the cosmos, thanks to amplified vision and live image processing technology.
To make the task even easier, the eQuinox 2 is motorized and works with the Unistellar application, available on iOS and Android. The latter allows you to enter coordinates of tens of thousands of space objects available in the Unistellar catalog, so that your telescope points directly towards the desired object. Note that it has a battery that provides 11 hours of autonomy, for observing the sky in the great outdoors.
What is this eVscope 2 telescope?
The technical sheet of the eVscope is similar to the eQuinox 2, apart from a higher resolution sensor of 7.7 Mpx. Where this model stands out is the presence of a Nikon eyepiece, so you can observe celestial objects with your own eyes, and not through photos. In addition to honoring Galileo, the eyepiece provides appreciable visual comfort, even during long observations. the eVscope is similar to the image we have of a classic telescope, with manual focusing, the eye glued to the eyepiece.
Note that it is also possible to make the telescope work for you, and have it search the Unistellar database. A considerable saving of time, which is not essential to use the telescope, if you like to probe the depths of space yourself. For outdoor use, its 9-hour battery life is enough to skim the sky.
Are these telescopes worth the promotion?
If you’re just starting to get interested in astronomy, and you have the budget, these telescopes are a great choice at this price. The eQuinox2 and the eVscope are connected telescopes, easy to use, and perfectly suited if you are just starting out. A little patience is all it takes to observe the wonders of space, even in bright urban environments. Their ability to search the sky for you is a considerable asset so as not to waste hours searching for a specific celestial object, and lose your motivation.
Obviously, the riches of the universe will be best revealed in a place without light pollution, but the technology present in Uinstellar telescopes filters out the effects of city lights, for optimized images. Thanks to Unistellar’s large database, you can easily identify galaxies or nebulae, or simply learn more about the solar system.
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