Vaonis Hestia Smart Telescope Ultimate Pack (HE30-ULT)

I put this to the test at night and was very impressed with the results. Out of the boxes its ready to good, I downloaded the App which its a great help[ if your not familiar with the night sky, from pointing you to Consolations to Planets and the position of the Moon. I was able to see the M42 Nebula Star formation but looking furtherer into space for did=stan planets then I would need a much more powerful Telescope. Once set up on the tripod it took me a few attempts to get my Pixel 7 Pro lined up but the Magnetic guides help greatly to hold the position of my mobile. The app assists, given me a guide to move left or right to centre the subject I want to find and it will also assist, getting the perfect clear shot also allowing you to clean up your image too. It comes with a Sun filter which will allow me to view the Sun too but as of yet I've not been able too due to heavy cloud cover. The Filter should allow me to see the Sun Spots very clear and also capture them in a Photograph. So How does the Hestia Telescope work. With its patented optical design with six lenses, a 30mm (1.2") lens, and prisms to collect and focus the light directly into your smartphone's camera sensor, Hestia pushes the boundaries of miniaturization. Thanks to a system of removable magnets, Hestia adapts to all sizes of current and future smartphones. Hestia gets better with time. Hestia works at its core without electronics and relies exclusively on an optical design system. This means that no battery is required, there is no risk of power failure, no headaches due to ageing and definitely no frustrations!

Not so good results for this cost. App constantly loses orientation.

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I haven't really had a chance to use it for the simple fact the corresponding app isn't very helpful in locating planets and help in fine tuning to see the planets. I'm very much a beginner and it just didn't help. It was a huge waste of money for me.

The app that this 'telescope' works with is incredibly buggy. I have never been able to get the assisted finder feature to work even on nights with perfectly clear skies and many stars visible. I did manage to use this to photograph the Moon and the partial eclipse in March. The photos are beautiful, but it's clear the Hestia is limited to viewing just the Moon and the Sun if you have the solar filter. I only used this a handful of times and stored in its case after use, but within 6 months, it was broken and unusable. Issue with the lenses. Can't fault Amazon customer service. For the cost, I expected much better longevity. Ended up purchasing a Seestar S30 for the same price, which does all the same stuff automatically and with better quality.