The Vespera III and Vespera Pro 2 have arrived.

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Telescope maker Vaonis has unveiled two new additions to its smart telescope family, the Vespera III and the Vespera Pro 2, a pair of high-end telescopes designed to provide even better night sky views than their predecessors, the company said.The new smart telescopes are the latest in the Vespera line of telescopes from Vaonis, the first of which was released in 2022 with the second-generation Vespera II and Vespera Pro models released in 2024. Building on the groundwork laid by the previous models, the Vespera III and Pro 2 — both unveiled last month — boast improvements to the optical design, which Vaonis claims will boost color contrast, reduce chromatic aberration (color fringing) and ensure edge-to-edge sharpness for astrophotography.

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Vespera III

The Vespera III is the latest model in their non-pro range of Vaonis smart telescopes and is $500 dollars cheaper than the new flagship Pro II. It features a 50mm aperture, Sony IMX585 sensor with 8.5MP resolution, 115GB of internal storage and up to 11 hours of battery life.