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The best smart telescope for astrophotography

If image results come first, range and light-gathering matter most. On the number of objects framed well and aperture, the eQuinox 2 leads, followed by the eVscope 2.

The ranking

1. 

   #1 · Unistellar

   eQuinox 2

   • Frames 108 of 162 objects well
   • 114 mm aperture
   • Official price $2,899

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2. 

   #2 · Unistellar

   eVscope 2

   • Frames 108 of 162 objects well
   • 114 mm aperture
   • Official price $4,999

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3. 

   #3 · Celestron

   Origin Mark II

   • Frames 85 of 162 objects well
   • 152 mm aperture
   • Official price $4,299

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4. 

   #4 · Unistellar

   Odyssey

   • Frames 106 of 162 objects well
   • 85 mm aperture
   • Official price $2,599

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5. 

   #5 · Unistellar

   Odyssey Pro

   • Frames 106 of 162 objects well
   • 85 mm aperture
   • Official price $4,599

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How this list is ranked

We weigh how many of our 162 objects fit each telescope's frame well (65%) against aperture (35%), which decides how much light it collects.

Good to know

• Keep the individual frames if your telescope saves them: stacking them again on a computer gets more out of the same data.
• Large targets need a mosaic on narrow fields; check the mosaic planner on each object page.
• Use the photo simulator to compare telescopes on the same object and sky.

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Calculated from the specifications in our catalogue and the fit of each telescope's native field of view on our object list. We do not test hardware ourselves and never rank by commission.

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