Description
This Vespera Pro Smart Telescope with Nebula & Light Pollution Filters Kit from B&H combines the capabilities of a fully automated digital telescope with two specialties: one tool for enhanced observation and photography of nebulae and one for cutting through the light pollution of cities and suburbs. The nebula filter highlights the hydrogen alpha and oxygen III wavelengths common in cosmic dust clouds, while the dual band filter blocks wavelengths from artificial light.No Expertise Necessary Vespera Pro simplifies astrophotography with automatic pointing, tracking, and focusing, coupled with advanced image enhancement (referred to as stacking). In just a few minutes, you'll have everything set up and ready to go.Tools for Experienced Astrophotographers Choose your field of view and framing to capture the perfect shot. Capture calibration frames, customize camera acquisition settings, and retrieve 16-bit RAW image files to leverage your skills with your favorite astronomy image processing software.Sensor and Lenses The Vespera Pro features extra-low dispersion S-FPL52 Lanthanum glass lenses in an apochromatic quadruplet configuration with field correction. Images are captured by a Sony 7.0 x 7.0mm, 12.5MP Sony SMX676 Starvis 2 sensor with a 2.0 pixel size.CovalENS Mosaic and Panorama Mode Expand your field of view from the native 1.6 x 1.6 to 3.4 x 2 or 2.56 x 2.56 with CovalENS mosaic and panorama mode. CovalENS can increase image resolution to an effective 50MP. You can alter the framing to capture what you want in your image. CovalENS also includes image enhancement tools such as automatic dithering and stacking.Memory and Power Supply The Vespera Pro Power is supplied by a built-in battery that charges via USB-C and has a runtime of 11 hours.Included Essentials The Vespera Pro comes with a pre-installed hygrometer sensor that activates an anti-fog system when a certain temperature and humidity threshold is reached. Also in the box: an adjustable tripod with a built-in bubble level and a lens cover.