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I believe it was the Vaonis Stellina that was very controversial, as
a telescope of modest aperture, but highly computerized, and with
a high price tag, designed to take astrophotographs almost by
itself.
In looking for it, I also found the ZWO Seestar, an apparently similar >product in a much more modest price range - around $500.
The product Celestron has announced today (January 8), only
available for pre-order, is in the $5000 price range, and it only
has a 6-inch aperture.
But it definitely still has some quality features that make it stand
out.
The 6" optical portion is a Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph.
And the computer technology includes AI-assisted automatic
stacking of multiple images.
The product is the Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory:
https://www.celestron.com/products/celestron-origin-intelligent-home-observatory
Now, if I could get it with their 11" RASA instead of a 6" one, then I
would actually want one, although I couldn't afford it.
John Savard
I believe it was the Vaonis Stellina that was very controversial, asSorry, posted that other thread without having seen this one. I don't think the cost is out of the realm for this scope. I'd never own one, and you can put together a better photo package if you buy carefully, but $4000 doesn't buy much, for a photo rig today. I think the telescope companies are rationalizing they can't keep trying milk the traditional (and aging) astronomers with conventional gear and they are trying to capture a younger group.
a telescope of modest aperture, but highly computerized, and with
a high price tag, designed to take astrophotographs almost by
itself.
In looking for it, I also found the ZWO Seestar, an apparently similar product in a much more modest price range - around $500.
The product Celestron has announced today (January 8), only
available for pre-order, is in the $5000 price range, and it only
has a 6-inch aperture.
But it definitely still has some quality features that make it stand
out.
The 6" optical portion is a Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph.
And the computer technology includes AI-assisted automatic
stacking of multiple images.
The product is the Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory:
https://www.celestron.com/products/celestron-origin-intelligent-home-observatory
Now, if I could get it with their 11" RASA instead of a 6" one, then I
would actually want one, although I couldn't afford it.
John Savard
I'm skeptical much of a market exists.It's hard for me to imagine the target market for this kind
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7:38:57rC>AM UTC-7, Chris L Peterson wrote:Check out the latest scope ad like this from the other company. Scope, sitting near an infinity pool in a multi-million house. It's 1985 again, yuppies are the targets so lets break out the white wine and floodlights and do some astronomy...
I'm skeptical much of a market exists.It's hard for me to imagine the target market for this kind
of telescope, because I personally don't happen to have
that kind of money.
But given a lot of other products for the rich being out
there, and given that Vaonis has stayed in business,
that there might actually be a market, of which Celestron
wants to grab a piece with their own more deserving
product... does not seem to be beyond possibility.
However, the Vaonis Stellina, while it doesn't have
the level of quality optics that the Celestron offering
has, does have _one_ advantage over it: it at least
looks like it's more likely to survive being left
outside in the rain and snow, which may be part
of its use case.
John Savard
On Wednesday 10 January 2024 at 15:22:43 UTC-5, Quadibloc wrote:It would be easier to find images on the Internet
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7:38:57rC>AM UTC-7, Chris L Peterson wrote:
I'm skeptical much of a market exists.It's hard for me to imagine the target market for this kind
of telescope, because I personally don't happen to have
that kind of money.
But given a lot of other products for the rich being out
there, and given that Vaonis has stayed in business,
that there might actually be a market, of which Celestron
wants to grab a piece with their own more deserving
product... does not seem to be beyond possibility.
However, the Vaonis Stellina, while it doesn't have
the level of quality optics that the Celestron offering
has, does have _one_ advantage over it: it at least
looks like it's more likely to survive being left
outside in the rain and snow, which may be part
of its use case.
John SavardCheck out the latest scope ad like this from the other company. Scope, sitting near an infinity pool in a multi-million house. It's 1985 again, yuppies are the targets so lets break out the white wine and floodlights and do some astronomy...
On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 4:49:01rC>PM UTC-5, Rich wrote:Friend of mine has the same attitude, he's a die-hard visual observer (so am I, 90%) who owns a slew of scopes (5 AP refractors, a C8. C11, C14, Meade 10 inch SCT, Questar 3.5 (formerly had 7's), a TeleVue Oracle, 150mm Fuji ED binoculars, dozens of Zeiss, Leitz binos, etc, etc). But we see which way the wind is blowing and it is for imagers.
On Wednesday 10 January 2024 at 15:22:43 UTC-5, Quadibloc wrote:
On Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 7:38:57rC>AM UTC-7, Chris L Peterson wrote:
I'm skeptical much of a market exists.It's hard for me to imagine the target market for this kind
of telescope, because I personally don't happen to have
that kind of money.
But given a lot of other products for the rich being out
there, and given that Vaonis has stayed in business,
that there might actually be a market, of which Celestron
wants to grab a piece with their own more deserving
product... does not seem to be beyond possibility.
However, the Vaonis Stellina, while it doesn't have
the level of quality optics that the Celestron offering
has, does have _one_ advantage over it: it at least
looks like it's more likely to survive being left
outside in the rain and snow, which may be part
of its use case.
It would be easier to find images on the InternetJohn SavardCheck out the latest scope ad like this from the other company. Scope, sitting near an infinity pool in a multi-million house. It's 1985 again, yuppies are the targets so lets break out the white wine and floodlights and do some astronomy...
Friend of mine has the same attitude, he's a die-hard visual
observer (so am I, 90%) who owns a slew of scopes (5 AP refractors,
a C8. C11, C14, Meade 10 inch SCT, Questar 3.5 (formerly had 7's), a
TeleVue Oracle, 150mm Fuji ED binoculars, dozens of Zeiss, Leitz
binos, etc, etc). But we see which way the wind is blowing and it
is for imagers.