How Many Subs

Smart telescopes head to head

Every pair of the 16 telescopes on this site, compared on specs and on timed integration for the same eight targets from a suburban and a rural sky. Same model as the calculator, so the numbers agree with every other page.

Choosing between the two big ranges? Start with Seestar vs DWARF.

Most asked

Seestar S50 vs DWARF 3Seestar S50 1.3× faster at Bortle 6Seestar S50 vs Seestar S50 ProSeestar S50 1.1× faster at Bortle 6Seestar S50 Pro vs DWARF 3Seestar S50 Pro 1.2× faster at Bortle 6Seestar S30 vs DWARF miniDWARF mini 1.1× faster at Bortle 6Seestar S50 vs Vespera IISeestar S50 1.3× faster at Bortle 6Seestar S50 Pro vs Vespera 3Seestar S50 Pro 1.1× faster at Bortle 6Odyssey vs Origin Mark IIOrigin Mark II 10× faster at Bortle 6Vespera 3 vs Vespera Pro 2Vespera 3 2.2× faster at Bortle 6Seestar S30 vs Seestar S30 ProSeestar S30 1.1× faster at Bortle 6

Every comparison

ZWO Seestar S50

ZWO Seestar S50 Pro

ZWO Seestar S30

ZWO Seestar S30 Pro

DwarfLab DWARF 3

DwarfLab DWARF mini

DwarfLab Draco

DwarfLab DWARF II

Vaonis Vespera II

Vaonis Vespera Pro

Vaonis Vespera 3

Vaonis Vespera Pro 2

Unistellar eQuinox 2

Unistellar Odyssey

Celestron Origin

Celestron Origin Mark II