Guide
Best Smart Telescope for Astrophotography
Deep-sky imaging rewards aperture and sensor. This page ranks by aperture, largest first — the Celestron Origin and Unistellar models lead.
| # | Model | Aperture | Best price | $/mm | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celestron NexStar 8SE | 203 | $1499 | 7.38 | GoTo all-rounder | $1499 on Amazon ↗ |
| 2 | Celestron Origin | 152 | $4299 | 28.28 | Big fast aperture | $4299 on Amazon ↗ |
| 3 | Celestron NexStar 6SE | 150 | $1049 | 6.99 | Portable GoTo SCT | $1049 on Amazon ↗ |
| 4 | Celestron NexStar 5SE | 125 | $899 | 7.19 | Compact GoTo | $899 on Amazon ↗ |
| 5 | Unistellar eVscope 2 | 114 | $4999 | 43.85 | Eyepiece / big aperture | $4999 on Amazon ↗ |
| 6 | Unistellar eQuinox 2 | 114 | $2899 | 25.43 | Big aperture, no eyepiece | $2899 on Amazon ↗ |
| 7 | Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ | 114 | $319 | 2.81 | Beginner reflector | $319 on Amazon ↗ |
| 8 | Celestron PowerSeeker 114EQ | 114 | $169 | 1.49 | Budget reflector | $169 on Amazon ↗ |
| 9 | Celestron AstroMaster 90AZ | 90 | $299 | 3.33 | Entry refractor | $299 on Amazon ↗ |
| 10 | Unistellar Odyssey | 85 | $2599 | 30.58 | Compact premium | $2599 on Amazon ↗ |
| 11 | Unistellar Odyssey Pro | 85 | $4599 | 54.11 | Compact w/ eyepiece | $4599 on Amazon ↗ |
| 12 | Vaonis Stellina | 80 | $1350 | 16.88 | Premium (older) | Amazon ↗ |
| 13 | Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ | 80 | $167 | 2.09 | Budget refractor | $167 on Amazon ↗ |
| 14 | Celestron Travel Scope 80 | 80 | $129 | 1.62 | Travel / grab-and-go | $129 on Amazon ↗ |
| 15 | Celestron FirstScope 76mm | 76 | $59 | 0.79 | Tabletop starter | Amazon ↗ |
| 16 | Celestron AstroMaster 70AZ | 70 | $179 | 2.57 | Entry refractor | $179 on Amazon ↗ |
| 17 | Celestron Travel Scope 70 | 70 | $99 | 1.43 | Travel / grab-and-go | $99 on Amazon ↗ |
| 18 | Gskyer AZ70400 70mm Refractor | 70 | $96 | 1.39 | Budget starter | $96 on Amazon ↗ |
| 19 | Hexeum AZ70500 70mm Refractor | 70 | $110 | 1.57 | Budget starter | Amazon ↗ |
| 20 | ZWO Seestar S50 | 50 | $549 | 10.98 | All-rounder | Amazon ↗ |
| 21 | ZWO Seestar S50 Pro | 50 | $599 | 11.98 | S50 upgrade (soon) | Amazon ↗ |
| 22 | Vaonis Vespera II | 50 | $1590 | 31.8 | Image quality / easy | $1590 on Amazon ↗ |
| 23 | Vaonis Vespera Pro | 50 | $2990 | 59.8 | High resolution | $2990 on Amazon ↗ |
| 24 | DwarfLab Dwarf 3 | 35 | $549 | 15.69 | Wide field / portable | $549 on Amazon ↗ |
| 25 | ZWO Seestar S30 | 30 | $399 | 13.3 | Portable / entry | Amazon ↗ |
| 26 | ZWO Seestar S30 Pro | 30 | $699 | 23.3 | Wide-field astrophotography | $699 on Amazon ↗ |
| 27 | DwarfLab Dwarf Mini | 24 | $399 | 16.62 | Ultra-portable / budget | $399 on Amazon ↗ |