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    Unistellar eVscope

    Jun 18, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS: PAUL MONEY

    We have reviewed many small telescopes in Sky at Night Magazine and have often added the proviso that you have to keep visual expectations low. Unfortunately, small scopes don’t have a great deal of light grasp and will not produce detailed images like those often found on their nicely designed boxes. The Unistellar eVscope challenges that view, while perhaps giving an insight into the future of visual astronomy. The telescope was developed as a user-friendly system – by Unistellar in association with the SETI Institute – to be used for citizen science projects, so we were eager to check it out.

    Essentially, the eVscope marries a Sony IMX224

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