The ubiquitous telescope is brought boldly into the 21st Century with the Vaonis ST80 Stellina 80mm f/5 ED Refractor Digital GoTo Telescope Observation Station. It combines a fast 80mm f/5 extra-low dispersion doublet refractor telescope with a high-resolution digital camera and powerful onboard computer to deliver views of the night sky like you’ve never seen before—all in a highly compact and portable form factor. This app-driven system offers a suite of user-friendly functions, from automatic alignment to viewing recommendations to capture and stream options, with autofocus, multi-user modes, and more.
A New Way to View
- Observation system combines an extra-low dispersion doublet refractor telescope with a high-resolution digital camera
- App-driven system streams the views to your smartphone or tablet, so you don’t have to hunch over the telescope holding one eye closed—eliminates the need for eyepieces, diagonals, Barlow’s, and finderscopes
- Built-in onboard computer with a 64-bit quad-core processor, graphics processor, and 1GB SDRAM
- Four motors track your target object while a mechanical rotation system compensates for field rotation to keep the stacked images aligned and the view crisp
- Enjoy the view with friends and family at the same time by connecting up to 10 devices at the same time
- Enjoy additional educational content provided by the app
- Autofocus system ensures crisp and clear views
- Plug in a USB drive and save your pictures to it so you can manually manipulate them using your favorite image processing software on your computer
App Control, Capture, Share, and Stream
- Uses your phone or tablet’s GPS to determine current day, date, time, and location
- Automatic star field recognition accurately aligns the mount with little interaction from you
- Uses images from the integrated camera to automatically and continuously stack images in real time to constantly improve how an object looks the more you observe it
- Provides full GoTo control of the mount to view near and deep-sky objects with recommendations on what to observe according to your location and the astronomical calendar
- Easily capture the image you’re viewing with the touch of a button
- Stream the view to social media platforms
- Save and share photos and videos of your observation session
- Images captured in JPEG, TIFF, and FITS (16-bit raw images) file formats
Telescope and Mount
- 1/1.8″ Sony CMOS imaging sensor produces 6.4MP 3096 x 2080 resolution
- 80mm aperture maintains a portable design with the ability to resolve all kinds of astronomical objects
- Short 400mm focal length helps to maintain a short form factor and produce a fast focal ratio
- Fast f/5 focal ratio produces a wide field of view and reduces the exposure times required during astrophotography to capture bright and clear images
- Doublet lens design with extra-low dispersion lanthanum glass eliminates chromatic and spherical aberrations for true color rendition without distortion across the entire field of view
- Sensor and focal length produce a magnification equivalent from 50x up to 100x with digital zoom
- Built-in light pollution filter selectively removes unwanted light pollution—such as that from sodium-vapor streetlights, mercury-vapor streetlights, and the natural airglow caused by oxygen in the atmosphere—while allowing more light transmission to pass through the optical path
- Integrated dew heater prevents condensation from settling on the lens during humid nights
- Motorized alt-az mount automatically tracks objects across the night sky
Included Accessories
- Portable external 10,000mAh battery will run the telescope for up to 5 hours
- Gitzo tabletop tripod allows you to set up just about anywhere for observation
- Dust cover keeps your instrument clean and free from dust & debris that might settle on the lens
Optical Tube Assembly
| Optical Design | Doublet Refractor |
| Aperture | 80 mm / 3.1″ |
| Focal Length | 400 mm |
| Focal Ratio | f/5 |
| Focuser | Single-Speed Internal |
Mount
| Type | Motorized; Alt-Azimuth |
| GoTo Capability | Yes, StellinaApp |
Tripod
| Type | Fixed, 1-Section |
General
| Wi-Fi | None |
| Assembled Dimensions | 19.0 x 15.0 x 4.7″ / 48.3 x 38.1 x 11.9 cm |
| Weight | 24.7 lb / 11.2 kg (Fully Assembled) |
Packaging Info
| Package Weight | 38.245 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 34.5 x 22.2 x 12.4″ |
