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Why am I standing around slowly freezing?
Its because I have the Unistellar Odyssey Pro smart telescope and its my first night out stargazing with it.
A four minute exposure of the M42 Great nebula in Orion(Image credit: Future)
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Smart truly is the word, as I was soon to find out.
A four minute exposure of the M42 Great nebula in Orion(Image credit: Future)
To develop the image, theres a timer that essentially does a long exposure photo.
Once you start the timer, more detail appears in your display.
Its all very impressive.
(Image credit: Future)
Swipe down your screen and theres pages of info.
Unless youre a seasoned astronomer or astrophotographer, youll probably want to soak this info in.
Enjoying the image is one thing, but absorbing the information about it really hits home.
An undeveloped image of the M42 Great nebula in Orion(Image credit: Future)
I learn that the M42 Great nebula in Orion is 1,344 light years away.
The image of M42 that I’m looking at in the moment is from 1,344 years ago.
Photo resolution is also rather modest for a $4,000 / 3,500 telescope the Odyssey Pro shoots 4MP JPEGs.
(Image credit: Future)
Even some cheap smart telescopes such as the crowdfundedVaonis Hestiawill shoot at around 2MP.
Are smart telescopes too easy?
With the processsoquick, smart telescopes in general are almosttooeasy.
(Image credit: Future)
I remember fine-tuning a friends traditional telescope over a long time to locate and to track an easy-to-find nebula.
There was heightened pleasure in the pursuit and the challenge.
Photos are automated, too.
(Image credit: Future)
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