Vaonis continues to flesh out their line of telescopes with the new Vespera Pro 2 and Vespera III, featuring new optical designs, improved connectivity, and many more features to make your astrological viewing and photography all the more attainable and enjoyable.
At the top of the order is the Vespera III, which adopts the best features from its predecessor, the Vespera II, such as the 8.3-megapixel native resolution, extended frame mosaic modes, and of course the form factor and mount. Where it differs begins with its offering of greater autonomy, internal storage, a new optical design, and greater wired connectivity.
Let’s start with the optics and image quality. The Vespera III offers a new apochromatic quadruplet Petzval-inspired design for greater clarity and image quality. At the heart of this telescope sits the same Sony IMX585 sensor found in the Vespera II. When paired with the CovalENS mosaic mode, both telescopes are capable of recording 24-megapixel images, which shine when captured through this newly design lens of the III.
Wi-Fi connectivity remains a constant in Vaonis’s telescopes via the Singularity app, but cabled connection has seen a much-appreciated improvement with the addition of USB-C connectivity—now with data transfers. Additionally, battery life has been drastically improved to 11 hours versus 4 in the prior model and internal storage has been more than quadrupled to 115GB over the Vespera II’s 25GB.
Improving performance to an even greater extent is the Vespera Pro 2, which sports the same optical formula and connectivity options as the Vespera III, but delivers an even greater improvement in image quality. This telescope is equipped with the larger, improved Sony IMX676 Starvis 2 12.5-megapixel sensor that can record extended 50-megapixel stills when using the CovalENS mosaic mode.
As you can imagine, these bigger image files mean we end up with larger file sizes, and Vaonis anticipated this conundrum. To supplement these larger files, internal storage has been upgraded to 225GB of memory.
Another area where the Pro 2 differs from its cousins is the field of view. Unlike the wide format 2.5° x 1.4° FOV of the Vespera II and III, the Pro 2 features a square format 1.6° x 1.6° FOV. All can be extended to their Max FOV when using CovalENS.
One of the enemies of the night sky photographer and astronomer is fog. No more thanks to the newly built-in hygrometer found in both the Vespera III and Pro 2. Once an optional accessory, this device measures temperature and humidity in the shooting environment to better calculate when fogging may occur on the optics. When this threshold is reached, the Vespera’s built in demister will active, removing fog for better viewing conditions.
Lastly, we can’t go without mentioning Vaonsis’s new tall tripod, which supports both the Vespara III and Pro 2 telescopes. Crafted with aerospace-grade carbon fiber, the Vaonis Carbon Fiber Tripod is one of the lightest tripods in its class, making it the perfect choice for nature enthusiasts on the go, no matter if they’re using a telescope, spotting scope, or even a camera.
Using the universally compatible 3/8” screw top attachment, the tripod can be used with most astronomical gear, tripod heads, and advanced tracking systems. This tripod has a maximum height of 35.8” and a minimum working height of 4.1” when the legs are splayed. While not a full-sized tripod, this portable mount is able to support up to 30.9 lb, offering rock-solid support for anything you can throw at it.
The Vespera III and Vespera Pro 2 are expected to arrive April 2026 alongside their portable tripod companion. To learn more about the telescopes and new tripod, be sure to check out the detailed product pages.
