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Checked 2026-10-24

Digital systems with automated tracking and integrated cameras 23 telescopes · 13 brands

For adults For beginners For kids Refractor For moon viewing Portable Tripod included For travel Budget With phone adapter Altazimuth mounts 90mm aperture 80mm aperture Equatorial mounts Reflector 70mm aperture Professional For bird watching For deep sky For astrophotography 600mm focal length Black Smart Digital Dobsonian 800mm focal length Monocular 400mm focal length White 50mm aperture STEM learning Tabletop mounts Maksutov-Cassegrain 130mm aperture 60mm aperture 900mm focal length 114mm aperture 300mm focal length Blue Waterproof 700mm focal length Red Green

Best Smart Telescopes

# Item Level House Notes See listing
1 130mm Professional Astronomical Telescope SOLOMARK 130mm Professional Astronomical Telescope $200 SOLOMARK 130mm aperture · Adults · Astrophotography
$200 See listing
2 Twelve inch smartphone guided dobsonian 8.8 Celestron Twelve inch smartphone guided dobsonian $879 Celestron Dobsonian
$879 See listing
3 Electronic 80mm portable smart telescope FASHIONARI Electronic 80mm portable smart telescope $300 FASHIONARI For adults · Refractor · For moon viewing
$300 See listing
4 Smart digital electronic refractor telescope GOWWPUN Smart digital electronic refractor telescope $200 GOWWPUN Refractor · Portable · Digital
$200 See listing
5 Hard travel case for mini smart telescopes CASEMATIX Hard travel case for mini smart telescopes $28.99 CASEMATIX For travel · Budget · Digital
$28.99 See listing
6 Equatorial wedge adapter for smart telescopes Generic Equatorial wedge adapter for smart telescopes $25.40 Generic Budget · Equatorial mounts
$25.40 See listing
7 Smart digital telescope with flip screen JVAXS Smart digital telescope with flip screen $259 JVAXS For adults · For beginners · For kids
$259 See listing
8 Smart digital telescope and compact camera 8.8 Suzhou ZWO Smart digital telescope and compact camera $699 Suzhou ZWO Portable · For travel · Professional
$699 See listing
9 Dwarf mini smart portable telescope Tinyphoton (Wuhan) Technology Dwarf mini smart portable telescope $419 Tinyphoton (Wuhan) Technology Portable · For travel · Digital
$419 See listing
10 Auto focus smart digital electronic telescope VOTJPYS Auto focus smart digital electronic telescope $241 VOTJPYS For adults · Tripod included · Professional
$241 See listing
Before you buy

Smart telescope questions

Do I still look through an eyepiece?

Yes. These are conventional telescopes with optics and an eyepiece, and the app is there to help you find targets. You are still seeing the object directly, not a screen image. The digital part is the guidance, not the view.

What is the difference between the phone-dock models and the WiFi model?

The phone-dock models hold your phone against the tube so its camera can read the sky and the app can guide you. The WiFi model connects the mount to your device wirelessly and uses it as a hand controller. Both rely on the app, but the hardware link is different.

Do the Dobsonians track objects automatically?

No. The Dobsonian models are push-to, meaning you move the base by hand and the app tells you where to point. Once you are on target, the object drifts out of view as the sky rotates. You nudge the scope to follow it.

Will my phone work with the app?

The phone-dock models need a phone that the app supports, since the app uses the camera to match stars. If your device is not compatible, the guidance will not function. The WiFi model also needs a compatible device to run the app and control the mount.

What the app-guided system does

The app handles the star-hopping that normally takes practice, so you spend less time hunting and more time looking. On the Dobsonian models, the app works alongside the manual push-to motion of the base. The result is a scope that still shows you real photons through an eyepiece, but with digital help finding the way.

Tube types and sizes in the lineup

The range covers refractors, Newtonians, and Dobsonians. Refractors come in 80mm and 102mm apertures, the Newtonian is 114mm, and the Dobsonians run from a 150mm tabletop model up to 8, 10, and 12 inch apertures. The tabletop Dobsonian sits on a compact base, while the larger Dobsonians use a full-size rocker box.

How the guidance is built in

On the phone-dock models, a bracket holds your phone against the tube so its camera can see the sky and the app can match stars. The WiFi model skips the dock and talks to the mount directly, which means you use your device as a hand controller. Either way, the electronics are there to point you, not to replace the optics.

What the app does not do

The app guides you to a target, but it does not track the sky for you on the manual Dobsonians, so objects drift as the Earth turns. The WiFi mount can move to targets, but it is still an alt-az design without the long-exposure tracking an equatorial mount gives. And the phone dock depends on your phone working with the app, so an unsupported device leaves you pointing by eye.

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