Gazing at the night sky and pointing out constellations is all well and good, but the arrival of smart digital telescopes has given stargazers the power to capture and share celestial majesty with relative ease. At under 3 lb, the Dwarf III is one of the most portable around. Until relatively recently, capturing images of galaxies, nebulae and stars would be a complicated endeavor involving specialist knowledge, expensive equipment and infinite patience.
Digital telescopes that tap into the power of smartphones have made such things a whole lot easier – not just for budding astrophotographers and their wallets, but also for their poor backs too. The Dwarf III tips the scales at 1.35 kg (2.
97 lb), which makes it one of the lightest smart telescopes available, and a fairly painless carry when combined with its book-like shape and 222 x 142 x 65-mm (8.7 x 5.6 x 2.
6-in) dimensions. It's built around a Sony IMX678 (STARVIS 2) image sensor, and comes with built-in VIS, Astro and Dual-Band filters to capture cosmic imagery at different wavelengths. The heavens above and beyond are fed to the sensor via a 35-mm periscope telephoto lens made up of extra-low dispersion elements, or through 3.
4-mm wide-angle optics. An onboard noise-reduction algorithm is said to make for "clarity and texture even when shooting in less-than-ideal conditions." In a similar fashion to the likes of the , and the , the Dwarf III works with a paired smartphone running a companion mobile app, which will be .
