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Vaonis · France

Vaonis Vespera Pro 2

Same optics as the Vespera 3, square 12.5 Mpx sensor with small photosites. Mosaics up to 50 Mpx: the highest final resolution of the devices compared here.

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The Vespera Pro 2 at three-quarters on its extended tripod. The white body carries an optical head at the top, tilted to the right.

At three-quarters on its tripod, optical head tilted

≈ €2,990

List price recorded in 2026, excluding promotions and accessories. It is not an offer. The price offered to you arrives in writing.

This device can be ordered from me. No basket and no online payment: the price, the lead time and availability arrive in writing.

The device photographs are the manufacturers' official images. UST is an authorised reseller for all five brands. No image comes from a competing reseller.

recorded first hand In this catalogue: 5 shots · 62h 37m · 4 objects

62h 37m

0 towards 165h · hours I have logged with this device, this is not a rating

For the image the l'Origin makes in 1h, it takes 4h 58m here.

This equivalence says nothing but speed. It says nothing about resolution, about the field, or about optical quality. f/2,2 on 152 mm and f/4,9 on 50 mm do not photograph the same objects. The calculation takes nothing but the published focal ratios, with sensor, sky and target held identical.

Rapport d'ouverture : the focal length divided by the diameter, written f/, and the smaller that number, the faster the image forms.

Back to the comparison
Aperture
50 mm
Focal length
245 mm
Focal ratio
f/4.9
Sensor
Sony IMX676, format 1/1.6 inch, 7.0 × 7.0 mm, 2 µm photosites
Resolution
3,536 × 3,536 px (12.5 Mpx)
Built-in filters
None
Mount
Motorised altazimuth
Weight
5 kg
Software
Singularity (iOS, Android)
Indicative price
≈ €2,990

Monture azimutale : it moves in altitude and in rotation, but the field turns during the night.

The device

Seen from closer up

The other images published by Vaonis for this device.

Two Vespera Pro 2 side by side, one on a tripod folded low, the other on the same tripod extended to full height.
Two units, short tripod and extended tripod
The Vespera Pro 2 lying in the foam cut-outs of a hard case with metal corners, lid raised. The folded tripod fills the lower compartment.
Stowed in its hard case, lid open
A man crouching beside the Vespera Pro 2 looks at his phone, red head torch on. The Milky Way crosses the sky behind them and the red light washes over the ground.
Adjusted on one knee under the Milky Way, by red torch
The Vespera Pro 2 stands out in silhouette in the foreground, at twilight. Four people stand around a fire in the background, under a deep blue sky already showing stars.
In silhouette at twilight, a group gathered behind

Where it excels

What it does well

Fine detail and the mosaic. 2 µm photosites, detail resolution quoted at 1.60 arcseconds per pixel, and 50 Mpx out of the mosaic.

Strong points

  • 12.5 Mpx on a square sensor: the highest resolution of the devices compared here.
  • Detail resolution quoted at 1.60 arcseconds per pixel, against 2.39 on the Vespera 3.
  • 256 GB of raw storage, of which 225 are available, against 128 GB raw on the Vespera 3.
  • Five year warranty.
  • Optical baffling and a Petzval inspired design, both new in this generation.
  • Carbon tripod, rigid carrying case and optical cap for dark frames, listed by the manufacturer on the accessories supplied line.
  • Eleven hours of battery and a dew heater fitted as standard.

Weak points

  • About €2,990 for 50 mm of aperture: the most expensive in the panel after the Origin.
  • The native field is the narrowest in the Vespera range: 1.6° by 1.6°, against 2.5 by 1.4 on the Vespera 3.
  • Small 2 µm photosites: Vaonis itself quotes the Vespera 3 as the faster of the two.
  • €500 more than the Vespera 3 for the same optics, the same weight and the same battery life.
  • The sensor is that of the previous generation: same IMX676, same resolution, same field, same mosaic.
  • No filter in the box: the manufacturer itself writes “none” on the built-in filter line.
  • Alt-azimuth mount only: no equatorial mode.

In practice

Starting out, observing, setting up

  1. 01

    The focal ratio printed here is the one Vaonis publishes, f/4.9. The calculation on the published 50 mm and 245 mm lands on it.

  2. 02

    What the 2 changes on the previous generation, line by line in the manufacturer's table: focal length from 250 to 245 mm, ratio from f/5 to f/4.9, optical baffling added and a Petzval inspired design, storage from 225 GB to 256 GB raw of which 225 available, adjustable tripod replaced by a tall carbon tripod, warranty from two to five years.

  3. 03

    What the 2 does not change: the IMX676 sensor, the resolution, the native field, the mosaic, the weight, the battery life and the limiting magnitude. The gap between the two generations is thinner than the one between the Pro 2 and the Vespera 3.

  4. 04

    The address of the manufacturer's page is written with no hyphen before the 2: /products/vespera-pro2. The address with a hyphen answers 404.

  5. 05

    The light pollution filter, at €229, and the rucksack were included with payment when recorded on 30/09/2026. That is an offer, not the contents of the box.

  6. 06

    The catalogue images made with this device all carry the Dual Band filter: their engraved caption reads “filtre Dual”. It is an option that Vaonis sells separately, not a built-in filter.

Images made with this device

What it really produces

Here is what this device gave in my hands, over 62h 37m of exposure. No manufacturer image, no stock image. Each thumbnail keeps the aspect ratio of its sensor.

Getting hold of one

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≈ €2,990

Market price recorded in 2026 from the sources cited below. It is not a selling price, and it does not constitute an offer. Your price, your lead time and availability appear in the written reply.

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Sources

Where these figures come from

The prices are indicative and recorded in 2026. A specification wrong or out of date? Report it. The field of view and the sampling are not published here. The physical size of the sensor is not part of the project's sourced data, and those two values cannot be estimated.