Dwarf II Images

Dwarf  Labs recently sent their portable Dwarf II Smart Telescope review. I have made four Youtube videos on setting up and using the Dwarf II as well as basic processing. The Dwarf system consists of the following:

Telescope Parameters:

- Aperture Diameter: 24mm
- Focal Length of the Telephoto: 100 mm
- F-number: 4.2 (Tele lens), 2.4 (Wide lens)
- Field of View: 3° (Tele lens), 50° (Wide lens)
- Digital Resolution: 8 Megapixel (Tele lens), 2 Megapixel (Wide lens)

Hardware Parameters:

- CPU: 4-Core Cortex-A7 1.5GHz
- NPU: 2 TOPS NPU
- Sensor: SONY IMX415 Starvis
- Motor: 0.001 °/s~30 °/s
- Visibility Angle: Pitch 240°, rotation 340°
- Battery: Replaceable, 5600mAh
- Mounting Screw Thread: 1/4″

Interactive Parameters

- Connectivity: WiFi & Bluetooth
- Compatible System: iOS & Android
- API: Available
- TF Card Capacity: 512 GB Max
- Waterproof: IP54
- Storage Format: JPG, PNG, RAW
- Operating Temperature: 14~113°F / -10~45°C

Also, the camera is capable of recording at 30 frames per second.

The following are images produced using the Dwarf II.

Sun

Date: 8-2-23

Camera:SONY IMX415 Starvis

Telescope: Dwarf II Telephoto
Focal Length: 100mm
f/4.2
Mount: Dwarf II
Filter: None

Frames: best 200 out of 2170

Exposure: 1/320s

Gain: 100
Sensor Temp: 15 C

Processing: Autostakkaert, PIPP, PixInsight, Photoshop, BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator.

NGC7000 - North America Nebula   

Date: 7-30-23

Camera:SONY IMX415 Starvis

Telescope: Dwarf II Telephoto
Focal Length: 100mm
f/4.2
Mount: Dwarf II
Filter: None

Exposure: 735 x 10

Gain: 100
Sensor Temp: 15 C
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop, BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator.

M27 - Dumbbell Nebula

Date: 8-2-23

Camera:SONY IMX415 Starvis

Telescope: Dwarf II Telephoto
Focal Length: 100mm
f/4.2
Mount: Dwarf II
Filter: None

Exposure: 18 x 10

Gain: 100
Sensor Temp: 15 C
Processing: PixInsight, Photoshop, BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXTerminator.

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