Unistellar · Smart Telescope
Unistellar Equinox 2
A smart 114mm reflector that turns your phone into a deep-sky observatory, no experience required.
Price updated Apr 18, 2026
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Overview
The Unistellar Equinox 2 is built around a 114mm mirror with a 450mm focal length at f/4, giving you a wide 34.2 by 45.6 arcminute field of view and a limiting magnitude of around 18.2. That means faint galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters are genuinely within reach, not just in theory but in practice, thanks to built-in live stacking that accumulates light in real time on your phone or tablet screen. Setup is fast. The motorized alt-az mount aligns itself automatically, and GoTo puts any of 5,000-plus objects in frame with a single tap.
There is no eyepiece, which is either a strength or a dealbreaker depending on how you like to observe. All viewing happens through the iOS or Android app over Wi-Fi, which makes group sessions and sharing straightforward. For those interested in contributing to real science, the Equinox 2 connects to NASA and SETI citizen science campaigns, including exoplanet transits and occultations.
RAW and FITS export support gives you usable data for post-processing. Battery life runs up to 11 hours, and 64GB of onboard storage keeps you from running out of space mid-session. At just under 9kg, the whole system is genuinely portable.
At a Glance
114mm
Aperture
f/4
Focal Ratio
9kg
Weight
450mm
Focal Length
Specifications
Key Features
- 114mm aperture and live stacking reach magnitude 18.2, putting faint deep-sky objects within reach for beginners
- Fully automated alignment and one-click GoTo from a catalog of 5,000-plus objects means no manual star-hopping or polar alignment
- App-only viewing over Wi-Fi makes group observing and instant image sharing easy, though it means no traditional eyepiece experience
- RAW and FITS file export supports serious post-processing and contributes usable data to citizen science programs
- Up to 11 hours of battery life and a 64GB internal storage let you observe through long nights without interruption
- At 9kg with a self-contained tripod, the system is portable enough for dark-sky trips without requiring a vehicle dedicated to gear
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Customer Reviews
23 reviews
Good, easy to use but all of these ready-to-shoot & stack Astrophoto units are all quite pricey...I can only hope they'll drop as their popularity increases. I still waiting to see how the Unistellar stacks up against the soon to be released Celestron unit which is a close match
Easy to set up and use. Within 45 minutes of setup I had obtained nice photos of several deep sky objects.
This is a piece of junk. It does none of what it claims. It does in the ads if you want to automatic telescope this is not the one to buy. Customer service is horrible idea to have this resolved even though the ad red, I had a choice to get a refund even a gift card to Amazon but I don't want to tel...