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There's a French company named Vaonis, they're releasing Stellina, a smart telescope ("smart" in a sense that it is interactive and works with a mobile app). I

• perilunar 8y ago
  It's a $3000 telescope you can't even look through. Great idea if you want to look at pictures on an iPhone. Not so good if you actually want to look directly at the stars. It's also not very good value: you can get a computerised scope with a much bigger aperture for much less.
  • slowmotarget 8y ago
    Looking directly at the stars will only show you white dots. Astrophotography requires long time exposures to reveal the colors and details of outer solar system objects. That's what Stellina is for :-)