Next-level
astrophotography.
Effortlessly!
Two years ago, Vaonis introduced CovalENS,
the first-ever live mosaic capture mode integrated into a telescope.
Today, Vaonis elevates once again the astrophotography game with smart telescopes becoming the first to offer automated and effortless image acquisition over multiple nights.
Along with the upgrade of our innovative features "Live Mosaic" and "Plan My Night", Vaonis delivers an unparalleled experience in capturing the wonders of the universe.
Multi-night observations
Limitless image acquisition
Vaonis unveils "PerseverENS" the first-ever Multi-Night Observations management system integrated into a telescope making capturing nebulae and galaxies over multiple sessions a breeze.
Achieving striking astrophotography often requires extensive image acquisition time, sometimes spanning several nights to capture the faint photons from deep space.
Multi-Night Observations let you seamlessly continue from where your previous session ended.
There's no need for planning or manually stacking each session. Vespera and Stellina handle it all, delivering a combined result of all your sessions as a ready-to-enjoy image or a single RAW file ready for post-processing.
Image: The Fighting Dragons of Ara, captured with Vespera II, is the result of 14 hours of cumulative exposure.
Easy as 1,2 ... and 2 again.
STEP 1
Set your target, including framing and camera settings.
STEP 2
Launch the acquisition.
STEP 3
With just a tap, continue right where you left off last night.
Multi-Night Observations
Questions and answers.
Live Mosaic 2
Better, further ...
Vaonis proudly introduces the next version of CovalENS, its unique Live Mosaic capture mode, available exclusively on Vaonis smart telescopes.
With Vaonis' patented live mosaic technology, CovalENS, Vespera and Stellina offer a variable and expansive field of view, making it easier than ever to capture large nebulae and space scenes.
Combined with Vespera II and Vespera Pro's high-definition sensors, one can achieve stunning wide-field observations of the universe in ultra-high definition, up to 50 megapixels.
Live Mosaic also allows users to precisely choose their framing and orientation and eliminate the issue of field rotation. No planning or special skills are required. Everything is automatic. You can share the result directly or process it further with your favorite astro image processing software.
What's new ?
Capture mosaics over multiple sessions.
Harness 'Multi-Night Observation' to effortlessly capture high quality mosaics for advanced astrophotography .
Save mosaics settings.
Thanks to Multi-Night Observations, your mosaic framing is saved, letting you pick up where you left off with a single tap
Just Better!
The subtraction of light pollution effects is better managed, enhancing image quality.
Questions and answers.
Plan my Night 2
The ultimate telescope auto-pilot
Vaonis unleashes the power of your smart telescope transforming it into a hassle free robotic telescope with unmatched capabilities.
Automatically run entire nights of observation from twilight to dawn, including multiple targets with their own capture settings, all without needing to supervise your telescope.
Wake up in the morning to fresh images, tirelessly captured by your Vaonis smart telescope throughout the night. For those involved in astronomy outreach, 'Plan My Night' is also an excellent tool for conducting sky tours.
What's new ?
Live mosaic now compatible with Plan my Night.
Along with the thousands of celestial objects of Singularity catalog and your own personnalized targets, mosaic captures can now be scheduled and run automatically without requiring supervision.
Run Multi-Night observations through Plan my Night.
Night after night, let your smart telescope do the work, tirelessly capturing precious photons to deliver stunning astrophotography without the hassle. No limits!
Questions and answers.
Multi-Night Observations Live Mosaic Plan my Night
Combine them all seamlessly
for an unparalleled
stargazing photography experience !
Questions and answers.
To benefit from the new features, go to your app store to update the "Singularity by Vaonis" app. Then, update the firmware of your smart telescope from within the app. (iOs version 1.28.6 & Android version 1.28.9).
All smart telescopes in the Vespera range (Classic, Passengers, II, and Pro), as well as Stellina.
PerseverENS is proprietary software technology designed and developed by Vaonis, available exclusively on Vespera and Stellina. It enables Multi-Night Observations, allowing users to capture images of celestial objects over multiple sessions in a simple and seamless manner.
Yes, you can store up to five multi-night targets. To start a new multi-night capture project with a new target when you already have five, you'll need to finish and delete an existing multi-night observation.
The session with the issue will be abandoned, but the results from previous sessions will be preserved, allowing you to continue the multi-night capture later.
For Stellina users: If your smart telescope loses power during a multi-night observation, the file cannot be saved correctly, and the Multi-Night project will be lost.
No, your smart telescope automatically stacks the images as the sessions progress.
PerseverENS saves the position of your target, the filter configuration, and the capture progress. For a manual target, the camera settings (custom exposure time and gain) are also saved. In the case of a mosaic, the defined framing is saved.
The result of a multi-night capture is stored in the system folder. Deleting images from your ‘user’ folder won’t affect the functionality of multi-night observations. However, do not delete files from the system folder.
Yes, just like with a regular observation.
If your Plan My Night program includes multi-night capture projects or mosaics, you must be connected to your telescope when creating the plan. For a program with only catalog objects or manual targets, a connection is not required.
Yes, creating a multi-night observation requires certain information about your telescope’s configuration.
No, multi-night observations informations are stored on the telescope that initiated the project.t your telescope’s configuration.
If your Plan My Night program includes multi-night or mosaic captures, it can only be executed on the telescope where it was created. If the program contains only catalog objects or manual targets, it can be executed on another telescope.
You can create a new multi-night capture project by selecting advanced observation mode or from the Plan My Night interface. Check out our video tutorial and complete guide on multi-night observations for more details.
Multi-night projects are available in the Plan My Night interface, just like catalog objects or custom manual targets, if you’ve enabled advanced observation mode for this plan. Multi-night targets are displayed at the top of the list of available observation targets. Watch our Plan My Night video tutorial for more details.
Yes. However, keep in mind that when enabling advanced observation mode (necessary for Multi-Night Observations), the plan will be linked to your smart telescope’s filter configuration. For example, if you create a Plan My Night with advanced observations enabled and with the dual-band filter installed, that filter must also be present when launching the plan.
Classic observation starts pointing and capturing right away. Standard advanced observation mode first offers a simplified star map to adjust the centering and orientation of the object and allows you to save the observation for continuation in future sessions.
No, it is only available for deep-sky objects that require stacking, such as nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters. It is not available for live observations like the Moon, Sun, or single stars.
The sky’s rotation causes a shift in the star field’s orientation. Over the course of the observation, the orientation of the sensor relative to the sky changes. The circle represents the area of the image that will always remain visible, regardless of the observation’s duration and the extent of the field’s rotation.
- Choose a square framing ratio.
- Target objects below 70° in altitude from the horizon.
- Align the object’s orientation closely to how it appears in the sky at the time of capture.