Double-barrel smart telescope lets you swap optics like camera lenses
Exploring the night sky usually means learning how to use a telescope first. French company Vaonis builds smart telescopes that skip the learning curve. You pick a target from your phone, and the scope's built-in brains find it and track it. Now it's launching Atlas, a modular unit that lets you swap optics as your stargazing ambitions grow.
Atlas is controlled through an app called Gaia. You pick a target from a live view of the sky, the mount slews toward it, and the telescope starts collecting images. According to the company, it can shoot deep-sky objects, the Moon, the Sun and, in future iterations, even planets in our Solar System.
Vaonis says three patented systems make the concept work. The SkyDock connection system lets you swap imaging modules in seconds, no tools required. SkyTwin aims two identical modules at the same target, doubling the light so fine detail shows...
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