While the images produced by the eQuinox are ideal for viewing, sharing and learning (there are optional overlays of info), they do fall short of those that can be produced with an astrophoto-grade scope on an equatorial mount under a dark sky, over many hours.
Meanwhile, globular clusters – including M10, M13 and M71 – take only a few seconds to impress. M51 was similarly impactful its galactic arms gaining colour and definition the longer the eVscope was left to track and stack. The time it takes to gather enough light to capture an object at its best depends on the object, sky transparency and light pollution.įor example, the Ring Nebula, M57, looked wonderfully bright and colourful after just 24 seconds.
In addition, the Unistellar app can display overlays of facts about targets. With the eQuinox trained on the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, you can watch as lanes of stars resolve: successive images add to the detail, clarity and brightness every few seconds.Ī view of the Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, shows impressive definition. The limit in stellar magnitude that’s visible with the eVScope is +18.0 for dark skies, but still a whopping +16.0 for urban areas. Armed with that knowledge, it tweaks the in-app list of recommended objects, relegating any that are likely to succumb to light pollution beyond the eQuinox’s capability. The Unistellar app also asks if you’re in a city, a suburb or the countryside. While the average 4.5-inch reflector will give you disappointing deep-sky views of galaxies, globular clusters and nebulae from urban areas, the eQuinox’s image-processing power can counter the effects of light pollution. Your device receives the images the scope generates, which are refreshed every few seconds. Up to 10 of these can be linked to the telescope via its Wi-Fi network. Everything the eQuinox does is accessed through Unistellar’s app, so to view the sky with it you need a tablet or smartphone.
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