Vaonis Hestia Essential Pack (HE30-ESS)

The Vaonis Hestia Essential Pack (HE30-ESS) is an innovative smartphone-based telescope that transforms your mobile device into a powerful tool for exploring the cosmos. Designed for both amateur astronomers and curious minds, Hestia offers an accessible and user-friendly stargazing experience.

Key Features:

• Smartphone Integration: Hestia utilizes your smartphone's camera and processing capabilities, eliminating the need for additional power sources or complex setups. Simply attach your smartphone to the device, align it, and start observing. 
• Day and Night Observation: With the appropriate solar filter, Hestia allows for safe daytime observations of the Sun, including sunspots and solar eclipses. At night, it enables detailed views of the Moon's craters and the brightest deep-sky objects, such as galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. 
• Gravity by Vaonis App: The accompanying app provides an interactive sky map, guides for alignment, educational content, and enhanced vision through image stacking. It supports both iOS and Android devices, with specific compatibility depending on the observation mode. 

Specifications:

• Aperture: 30 mm
• Magnification: 25x
• Weight: Approximately 850 g
• Dimensions: 31.4 x 21.4 x 11.4 cm

Compatibility:

• iOS Devices: Compatible with iPhones running iOS 16 or later, starting from iPhone 8 and above.
• Android Devices: Compatible with smartphones running Android 11 and above. For deep-sky observations, compatibility includes models like Samsung Galaxy S20 and above, Google Pixel 5 and above, Xiaomi 12 and above, and Oppo Find X3 and above. 

Included in the Essential Pack:

• Hestia device
• Dust cover

* Note: The Essential Pack does not include a tripod. Users will need to use their own sturdy tripod equipped with a fluid head and a 3/8” thread to ensure stable observations. 

Safety Precaution:

**When observing the Sun, always use the appropriate solar filter to protect your smartphone's camera sensor from potential damage. 

*** The Vaonis Hestia Essential Pack offers an affordable and straightforward way to embark on your astronomical journey, leveraging the power of your smartphone to unlock the wonders of the universe.