Vaonis Vespera III Essential Smart Telescope

Astronomy does not have to be complicated. The Vespera III is designed for anyone who wants to explore the night sky without dealing with complex technology, long manuals or manual settings. Setup, alignment and imaging run fully automatically. You focus on observing and being amazed – the telescope does the rest. This makes astrophotography accessible from the very first night.

Technology working quietly in the background
The Vespera III combines a new optical design with intelligent electronics. High-quality lenses made from special glass are precisely matched to the built-in image sensor. Focus, tracking and image stacking are controlled automatically. The telescope aligns itself with the sky, finds objects on its own and starts imaging without manual input. All observation sessions are saved directly to the internal memory – no external computer is required.

Compact design with well-planned optics
The slim, upright design combines optics and motorised mount in a closed case. The apochromatic flat-field quadruplet design with an optimised field corrector reduces chromatic aberration and field curvature. Stars appear sharp and colour-neutral across the entire image field, without loss of sharpness towards the edges.

Even sharpness from edge to edge
The consistent imaging performance ensures that stars are shown with similar sharpness in the centre and at the edges. The image scale is 2.39 arcseconds per pixel. This makes fine structures in nebulae, galaxies and star clusters visible – not through high magnification, but through clearly separated stars and fine brightness gradients in the image.

Observing despite light and weather
Precisely manufactured optical baffles suppress stray light before it reaches the sensor and improve contrast, especially under light-polluted skies. The built-in Sony IMX585 colour sensor with 8.3 megapixels (3840 × 2160) offers a balanced combination of light sensitivity and detail. An integrated humidity and temperature sensor automatically activates the anti-dew system so the optics stay clear even on cool nights, with high humidity or changing temperatures.

Endurance for long nights
The integrated battery allows up to 11 hours of continuous operation. Observations can run from dusk until dawn without external power. All recorded data is saved automatically, and the session ends exactly when you decide.

Features:

• Apochromatic flat-field quadruplet design with optimised field corrector for even sharpness up to the image edge
• Precisely engineered optical baffles to reduce stray light and improve contrast under urban and suburban skies
• Sony IMX585 colour sensor with 8.3 MP (3840 × 2160) for detailed deep-sky images
• Mosaic mode with CovalENS to extend the field of view with resolutions up to 24 MP
• 11 hours of battery life for uninterrupted observing nights without additional power
• Internal memory with 115 GB for complete storage of all sessions
• Support for multiple image formats (JPEG 8-bit, FITS 16-bit, TIFF 16-bit) for preview and further processing
• Integrated post-processing studio in the Singularity app for colour, contrast and image balance without external software
• LumENS as a digital sky guide to explain objects and help select new observing targets
• Automatic anti-dew system to protect the optics in changing weather conditions
• Native field of view of 2.5° × 1.4°, expandable up to 4.33° × 2.43° in mosaic mode
• Compact and easy to transport with a weight of 5 kg

Note: The Vaonis LumENS app, an AI-powered astronomy companion, is available free of charge to all Vespera users and enables unprecedented interaction with their telescope. LumENS answers astronomical questions, explains currently observed celestial objects and provides comprehensive, educational content in real time. Users can speak or type - LumENS listens, responds and informs.