Vespera · Smart Telescope
Vaonis Vespera Pro
A smart 50mm apochromat with Sony's latest sensor, built for effortless deep-sky imaging from your backyard.
Price updated Mar 22, 2026
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Overview
The Vespera Pro is Vaonis's most capable compact smart telescope, designed for astronomers who want guided, automated deep-sky imaging without a steep learning curve. At its core is a Sony IMX676 Starvis 2 sensor, which offers strong low-light sensitivity and helps pull out faint detail even through the 50mm f/5 apochromatic refractor. The optics are paired with a purpose-built field corrector to make full use of the larger sensor across the entire frame.
Where the Vespera Pro distinguishes itself is in software. The Singularity app includes an Expert Mode exclusive to the Pro version, giving more control over your captures than the standard Vespera allows. Live stacking builds up your image in real time, and automatic dark frame calibration runs in the background to reduce sensor noise without any manual steps.
The CovalENS feature enables panoramic capture by stitching multiple fields together, useful for large targets like the Orion Nebula or Andromeda Galaxy. At 5kg the whole unit is portable and sets up quickly. That said, the 50mm aperture has real limits on faint targets, and at $2,990 you are paying largely for convenience and software integration rather than raw light-gathering power.
At a Glance
50mm
Aperture
f/5
Focal Ratio
5kg
Weight
250mm
Focal Length
Specifications
Key Features
- Sony IMX676 Starvis 2 sensor delivers strong sensitivity for a compact instrument, supporting faint nebula and galaxy detail
- Expert Mode in the Singularity app provides finer control over exposure and capture settings, unavailable on the standard Vespera
- CovalENS panoramic imaging stitches multiple frames together, making it practical to photograph large extended objects in a single session
- Automatic dark frame calibration reduces noise without requiring manual calibration steps, which simplifies the workflow considerably
- Purpose-built field corrector ensures the full sensor area is usable without corner degradation
- GoTo and automatic tracking handle alignment and object finding, making this a realistic option for complete beginners
- Compact 5kg design packs down for travel, though the 50mm aperture means it is best suited to brighter deep-sky targets
Customer Reviews
22 reviews
Ten years ago, I got into astronomy and tried using a Celestron telescope. It was frustrating to use because it required all kinds of different accessories and manual tuning. Nothing seemed to work as expected, and the hobby felt overwhelmingly complicated. The experience eventually made me give up ...
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I had the vespera 2 before I got the pro and this is what the vespera should be like. The battery life can easily last an entire night, about 9-10 hours and the storage is excellent. I can finally enable all file formats so I can. Stack manually if I chose to. It comes in a hard suit case style case...