The Unistellar eQuinox 2 is a smart telescope that can help people view the night sky. It has a 125 mm aperture and a 450 mm focal length. The eQuinox 2 uses Deep Dark Technology to filter out city lights, allowing for high-resolution images of celestial objects. It’s designed for astrophotography and is not intended for visual observing.
The eQuinox 2 was released in February 2023. It has a suggested retail price of $2,499.
Here are some tips for using the Unistellar eQuinox 2:
- Check the tripod bolts and screws
- Load the battery
- Watch the videos about collimation and focusing
- Check and fix collimation if it’s off
- Focus every night and again if the temperature changes
- Take a dark frame each time you use a telescope to remove image sensor noise
Thanks to Unistellar’s enhanced vision technology adapted for planetary observation, you can now observe Jupiter at its best. Within a few seconds, reveal the great red spot of Jupiter and its colored bands. Also available for Saturn, and Mars.
The Unistellar eVscope is designed for deep-sky objects. While you can see planets with the eVscope, you won’t be able to see as much detail as you would with a longer focal length scope. The eVscope has a 450 mm focal length, so planet views will be small.
The eVscope has a new algorithm for planetary imaging. The new mode was made available to users of all eVscopes in December 2022.
To observe planets with a Unistellar telescope, you can:
- Select a target with the Unistellar app
- The telescope will automatically point to it
- Make manual adjustments in live view mode for the moon and brighter planets
You can also filter objects based on their type, such as planets, galaxies, and nebulae.
The Unistellar eQuinox 2 has a field of view of 34 x 47 arc minutes. This is enough to see the full moon, the Andromeda galaxy, and the Pleiades. The eQuinox 2’s field of view is slightly wider than its predecessor.
Here are some other specifications for the Unistellar eQuinox 2:
- Image resolution: 6.2 MP
- Focal length: 450 mm
- Storage: 64 GB
- Mount: Motorized Alt-azimuth
- Battery: 11 hours
- Mirror diameter: 114 mm
- Weight: 9 kg
- Limiting magnitude: 18.2
The eQuinox 2 needs a data connection to track objects and find night sky objects.
The Unistellar eVscope eQuinox has a resolution of 1.2 megapixels, or 1280 x 960 pixels. The pixel size is 3.75 µm.
A firmware update increased the image output resolution from 1280×960 to 2560×1920. Another firmware update increased the resolution from 1.2MP (1,120 x 1,120 pixels) to 5MP.
The eVscope eQuinox uses the same Sony sensor type as the ASI224 camera, namely the Sony IMX224/225 (CMOS
Reviews say the Unistellar eQuinox 2 is a good telescope for beginners and casual stargazers. It’s easy to use, with a built-in camera and app that allows up to 10 people to view the night sky at once. The app has a virtual joystick for quick slewing and a catalog of coordinates, star clusters, nebulas, and galaxies.
Here are some insights from reviews:
Pros
- Can see distant objects
- Can take long exposures
- Good for smaller targets
- Built-in battery and storage
Cons
- Expensive
- Lacks some professional tools
- Camera isn’t detailed enough
You can also use the Unistellar app to:
- Select Enhanced Vision to see a zoomed-in view of planets
- Select the GoTo button to move the telescope towards an object
- Filter objects by type, such as galaxies, nebulae, or planets
- Sort objects by recommendation or proximity
- Participate in scientific astronomical observations
- Save images(full article source google)
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