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Dwarflab Dwarf II smart telescope

VITAL STATS

Price £519 (Deluxe)
Optics Wide-angle and telephoto lenses
Aperture 24mm
Focal length 100mm
Equivalent focal length 48mm (wide) f/2.4,675mm (tele) f/4.2
Sensor Sony IMX415 Starvis
Extras Carry case, micro SD card and adaptor, two ND filters, UHC filter, magnetic filter holder, extra battery
Connectivity Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 5GHz
Weight 1.2kg
Supplier 365 Astronomy
Tel 020 3384 5187
www.365astronomy.com

Smart telescopes – telescopes that can automatically track the sky and take images of deep-sky targets, the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the planets – have exploded in popularity in the last few years. Here we take a look at the Dwarf II from Dwarflab, a

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