Hestia: Turn Your Smartphone Into A Smart Telescope
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Vaonis Hestia: Smartphone based telescope, All details here
August 19th - via: dnpindia.in
The Stellina and Vespera telescope manufacturers, Vaonis, started a Kickstarter campaign last month to fund the creation of their new Hestia system, which takes advantage of smartphone sensors to take pictures of the stars. (Read More)
Vaonis Hestia: The Smartphone-based Telescope
August 15th - via: fagenwasanni.com
The Vaonis Hestia ‘smart’ telescope has gained attention after its successful Kickstarter campaign. Over 10,000 backers have pledged more than $2.5 million for this innovative cameraphone accessory. (Read More)
Special Note to Our Valued Backers 
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Important Update Regarding Our Announced Giveaway and Stretch Goal 2
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Valued Backers, We hope this message finds you well. We're reaching out with some important information regarding our recent announcement about a giveaway upon reaching the $2.5 million milestone. Firstly, our team was extremely disappointed to... (Read More)
Vaonis' Hestia Kickstarter will turn smartphones into telescopes
August 11th - via: space.com
A Kickstarter for the first system to ever turn smartphones into smart telescopes has crossed the $2 million mark with just under a week left to go. (Read More)
We Made It to $2M!
August 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, 6 days left until the end of our Kickstarter Campaign and we have reached $2M already! We can’t thank you enough for your enthusiasm about Hestia and we look forward to reaching our next goal with you! We Made It to $2M! We are... (Read More)
Hey Backers! We have a bunch of surprises for you!🎁
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, We have 13 days left for our Hestia Kickstarter Campaign and we thought it was time for us to bring up some surprises for you as a token of our appreciation. Help us get higher into space and unlock new rewards! Here is how: Stretch... (Read More)
Hestia the Smartphone-based Telescope Is Extraordinary
August 4th - via: gadizmo.com
Hestia the smartphone-based telescope is extraordinary and adds a level of intuitiveness, ease, and outstanding photography to your telescopic experience of astronomy. (Read More)
Hestia Transforms Your Phone Into a High-Powered Telescope
July 27th - via: mymodernmet.com
If you haven't already marked your calendar, the next total solar eclipse visible from the United States will occur on April 8, 2024. And Vaonis, a French company specializing in innovative telescopes, is making it easier than ever to view the event. (Read More)
🌟✨ Hestia Update: $1M milestone & Embrace the Celestial Dance of Venus ✨🌟
July 26th - via: kickstarter.com
As we celebrated on Monday our $1M milestone, we’d like to take this opportunity to THANK YOU AGAIN for your incredible support! Your unwavering support, your pledges, your messages, and your shares have been instrumental in achieving this... (Read More)
Hestia Turns Your Smart Phone Into a Telescope
July 26th - via: urbandaddy.com
You know the stars are up there, but with all the light pollution — and the fact that they're so inconveniently far away — you often just have to take the collective astronomy world's word for it. (Read More)
Vaonis Made the Hestia to Turn Your Smartphone into a Telescope
July 25th - via: hiconsumption.com
Have you ever tried to take a picture of a full moon with your smartphone? Simply put, our built-in cameras aren’t designed to photograph an incredibly bright (and far away) object surrounded by complete darkness. (Read More)
Hestia Project Turns Your Phone Into a Smart Telescope
July 25th - via: droid-life.com
Vaonis, a company that has been dedicated to making the cosmos accessible by all since we first covered them in 2020, introduced its latest project this week. (Read More)
This insane smart telescope attachment could be the ultimate iPhone 15 accessory
July 21st - via: imore.com
Everyone remembers the way that the latest Samsung handsets claimed to take pictures of the moon, only they took a weird smudge and then used AI to fill in all the blanks of the moon's pock-marked surface. (Read More)
Astro Photography For Your iPhone? This Smartphone Telescope Takes Things One Step Further
July 21st - via: yankodesign.com
Meet Hestia – a lens that attaches to your smartphone, or rather a lens that your smartphone attaches to. The size of a relatively thick book, the Hestia is the smallest, most powerful telephoto lens in its price bracket. (Read More)
Vaonis lets you turn your smartphone into a smart telescope
July 20th - via: techdigest.tv
Billed as the first telescope that utilizes the power of smartphone sensors to photograph the stars, it’s lighter, smaller and more accessible than anything else currently on the market. The device is available for pre-order on the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter with deliveries expected by the end of the year. (Read More)
Turn your phone into a telescope with this great gadget
July 20th - via: t3.com
If you've ever wanted to put even the nightography and zoom of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to shame, chances are you'll probably need one of the best telescopes. That could however be about to change. (Read More)
🎉 Double Milestone Achieved!🎉
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Hestia telescope uses a smartphone camera for stargazing on a budget
July 19th - via: newatlas.com
If you've ever pointed your smartphone's camera skyward on a full moon, chances are you were pretty disappointed with the result. French smart telescope maker Vaonis is aiming to get you closer to the celestial action with Hestia, a book-sized telescope "that uses the power of your smartphone sensor to photograph the stars." (Read More)
Vaonis Hestia is the First Smartphone Telescope for Astrophotography
July 18th - via: petapixel.com
Vaonis has announced the Hestia, what it calls the first-ever smartphone telescope for taking photos of the cosmos. It is outfitted with the tools to photograph the Sun, Moon, and stars without complex hardware or extensive knowledge of astronomy. (Read More)
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