Vespera II Exploration Station with Smart, Fully Automated Telescope and Vaonis Star Field Recognition Technology

The tech support rep for Vespera quickly sent me to get an exchange (great service there) and I was able to try the Vespera 2 in action last night. The app stepped me thru downloading the firmware update and this time it responded when I tried to initialize the device. I'm not familar with the app but I was able to set the observation running and see results. We only had about 90 minutes before the clouds were due to roll in so I had to stop it before it finished running.I was amazed by the results. In just 60 minutes of scanning, the Vespera 2 delivered an excellent picture of M51, a spiral galaxy. Charles Messier would be amazed and proud of how well this worked. (see attached) This is so simple to use, and this picture is just from my backyard, security lights and all.I need to learn more about the Singularity app but just in time, their tech support sent me a link on how to use it.I live in rural Texas so open areas without lots of night lights are in every direction but the next 7 days forecast makes another test unlikely. At the moment, this gets 5 stars.

Don't Buy. This is false advertising. This unit does not come with a tripod, a charging cable, or a level. The image clearly shows a tripod. Don't buy, this is manipulative.

I've owned and used the Vespera Classic for years before getting the Vespera II. The classic had a much longer battery life and a shorter acquisition interval. The Vespera II has a shorter battery life and a longer acquisition time. You will need a battery pack for all night sessions but the new usb C connector makes this easy. The images appear to be much more detailed than the classic probably due to the newer sensor.

I have an Astro converted canon camera with a star tracker. It’s always a lot of effort to take pics.I cannot express how easy and amazing this is. My friends thought the pictures were from the internet. These pictures were outside of a medium city on a night with a 3/4 moon and then with a nearly full moon (Orion nebula image).Only complaint is the ridiculous pricing of the filters. Absolutely ridiculous filter pricing. Only proprietary filters fit.I will update this with more reviews. I am headed to Utah this weekend. Pumped.

After using the original Vespera for a while, I decided to get the Vespera II. I'm glad I did because the improvement is significant. Both sides of the photo contain the same number of pixels from original images. The left side of the photo was shot with the Vespera I for 20 minutes of exposure and the right side with Vespera II for 5 minutes! Need I say more?

Basically useless out of the box. Missing the tripod and charging cable. Shipping package was not even protected. Looks like it was a used or returned unit, no documentation came with the product.

Totally misleading! There is NO tripod. You are just getting a pod and no cable to plug it in or tripod. Who sells a smart telescope like this??? Pictures are misleading. Seestar for $500 has a case a charger and a telescope and same quality imagery.