Saved images are automatically stored in your smartphone’s photo gallery.

Click the camera icon in the Space Center, then use the menu or shortcut to change modes: landscape, sun, moon, deep sky, or planet.

Click on the camera tab in the application and select landscape mode.

To check your smartphone’s compatibility, you need to know whether you have an iPhone or Android device. For iPhones, you need at least iOS 16 and iPhone 8 or higher. For deep sky observations, you need iPhone 13 or higher. For Android phones, the Samsung Galaxy S20 and higher, Google Pixel 5 and higher, and various Xiaomi and Oppo models are compatible. Tablets and Chromebooks are not compatible. If you cannot find the Gravity by Vaonis app in your phone’s app store, it means your phone is not compatible.

Yes, the Gravity by Vaonis app uses image stacking technology to enhance captured light and improve the image.

Removable magnets hold your smartphone in place on the Hestia and ensure the phone’s lens is correctly aligned with the eyepiece.

It’s an optical system with lenses and prisms that direct collected light to the phone’s sensor.

Yes, the Hestia is compatible with smartphones that have four camera “s, but will only use the main camera to take photo” s.

The solar filter is only available as part of the Solar Pack or Ultimate Pack and cannot be purchased separately.

Yes, you don’t need to remove your case to use Hestia.

Hestia doesn’t have a battery. It’s an optical system that works without electronics or mechanics. Usage time depends entirely on your smartphone’s battery.

A compatible tripod must:

• Have a fluid head or pan-tilt head with two axes (horizontal and vertical), and a 3/8″ thread.
• Be able to support a minimum weight of 500 grams.
• Be stable and sturdy enough to prevent vibrations.

Note: Smartphone tripods and ball heads are not compatible with Hestia.

Yes, with Hestia you can:

• Observe the phases of Venus.
• View Jupiter’s moons.
• Distinguish Saturn’s rings.

No, Hestia doesn’t have a GoTo function and cannot automatically track objects. The Gravity by Vaonis app helps you manually target and track objects. A motorized mount will be available in 2024 to provide these features.

No, Hestia cannot automatically track objects. The Gravity by Vaonis app provides guidance for manual tracking. A motorized mount is being considered for use with Hestia.

Yes, although the app doesn’t offer a special mode for daytime observations, you can use Hestia and your smartphone camera to view distant objects like landscapes and animals.

With Hestia and the Gravity by Vaonis app, you can:

• During the day: Observe the sun and sunspots (a solar filter is necessary), as well as total and partial solar eclipses.
• At night: View the moon, stars, and brightest deep-sky objects such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.