French company Unistellar makes reflector-based smart telescopes with 85 mm and 114 mm mirrors, optional Nikon-developed electronic eyepieces and a citizen-science program.
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List price $4,999 (as of Oct 2026)
Unistellar's flagship: the eQuinox 2's 114 mm optics with 7.7 MP output and the Nikon electronic eyepiece, a 9-hour battery and 64 GB.
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List price $4,599 (as of Oct 2026)
The Odyssey with the Nikon-developed electronic eyepiece: identical 85 mm f/3.9 optics, 5-hour battery and 64 GB, but you can look into the telescope as well as at your phone.
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List price $2,899 (as of Oct 2026)
A 114 mm reflector at 450 mm on a motorized alt-az mount, 6.2 MP image output, an 11-hour battery and 64 GB, in a 15.5 lb tube; viewed on a phone or tablet.
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List price $2,599 (as of Oct 2026)
An 85 mm f/3.9 reflector on a motorized alt-az mount with automatic star-pattern alignment, a 5-hour battery and 64 GB storage, in an 8.8 lb tube; viewed on a phone or tablet.
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Unistellar, based in Marseille, France, launched its first eVscope, one of the earliest smart telescopes, through a Kickstarter campaign. Its telescopes use mirrors (Newtonian-style reflectors) rather than lenses, which gives more aperture than most rivals, and its Pro models add an electronic eyepiece developed with Nikon so you can look into the telescope as well as at your phone.
| Model | Mirror / focal length | Image output | Eyepiece | Battery | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odyssey | 85 mm / 320 mm (f/3.9) | Not published | No | 5 h | 4 kg (8.8 lb) | $2,599 |
| Odyssey Pro | 85 mm / 320 mm (f/3.9) | Not published | Nikon electronic | 5 h | 4 kg (8.8 lb) | $4,599 |
| eQuinox 2 | 114 mm / 450 mm (f/4) | 6.2 MP | No | 11 h | 7 kg (15.5 lb) | $2,899 |
| eVscope 2 | 114 mm / 450 mm (f/4) | 7.7 MP | Nikon electronic | 9 h | 7 kg (15.5 lb) | $4,999 |
Prices and specs from unistellar.com on October 17, 2026. All four have 64 GB of storage, Wi-Fi control and an included tripod.
Strengths: larger apertures than the 30–50 mm refractors, very simple automatic alignment, eyepiece options and the citizen-science program. Weak points: high prices, no built-in light-pollution or solar filters, no EQ mode, no published RAW output for most models, and a battery warranty of only 6 months. Error codes and firmware updates are the most-searched Unistellar problems; see our Unistellar troubleshooting guide.
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