NGC 6960
Comparing two devices
Odyssey or eQuinox 2: which to choose in 2026
Let it be said before anything is compared: the evidence here exists on one side only. 17 shots, 14 objects and 4h 08m with the Unistellar eQuinox 2. Nothing with the Unistellar Odyssey, which has never been in my hands. Everything that follows about the Unistellar Odyssey comes from published sources, listed at the foot of the page.
not tested Unistellar Odyssey
0 · aucune donnée de première main
0 towards 165h · hours I have logged with this device, this is not a rating
recorded first hand Unistellar eQuinox 2
4h 08m
0 towards 165h · hours I have logged with this device, this is not a rating
Line by line
What the two datasheets do not say the same way
Every value comes from the entry for that device, where it carries its source. The difference column is worked out here, from those two values. It gives the size of the gap, never its direction: the two columns before it already say that. It stays empty on lines with no number. It stays empty too wherever a percentage would mean nothing.
Rapport d'ouverture : the focal length divided by the diameter, written f/, and the smaller that number, the faster the image forms. Monture azimutale : it moves in altitude and in rotation, but the field turns during the night.
| Specification | Unistellar Odyssey | Unistellar eQuinox 2 | Difference |
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| Aperture | 85 mm | 114 mm | 34 % |
| Focal length | 320 mm | 450 mm | 41 % |
| Focal ratio | f/3,8 | f/3,9 | |
| Sensor | Sony 3,4 Mpx, photosites de 1,45 µm (modèle non publié par le constructeur) | Sony IMX347 (4,1 Mpx natifs) | |
| Resolution | Non publiée en pixels : le constructeur n'annonce que 3,4 Mpx | 2 880 × 2 160 px en sortie (6,2 Mpx) | |
| Mount | Azimutale motorisée à double axe, avec pointage automatique | Azimutale motorisée | |
| Weight | 4 kg (6,5 kg avec le trépied) | 9 kg | facteur 2,3 |
| Software | Unistellar (iOS, Android) | Unistellar (iOS, Android) | |
| Indicative price | ≈ 2 399 € | ≈ 2 599 € | 8 % |
Prices recorded in 2026, excluding promotions and accessories. The Unistellar Odyssey and Unistellar eQuinox 2 entries each carry their own sources, one per specification.
What the data settles
Four differences, and nothing more
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The price. The cheaper is the Unistellar Odyssey, at ≈ 2 399 €. The Unistellar eQuinox 2 asks ≈ 2 599 €, which is 8 % more. These are market prices, recorded in 2026 from the sources cited at the foot of the page. They are not my selling prices.
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The diameter. The Unistellar Odyssey opens at 85 mm. The Unistellar eQuinox 2 opens at 114 mm, which is 34 % more. Diameter commands resolution, the finest detail that can come out of the exposure, whatever its length.
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The time it takes. Unistellar Odyssey is the faster of the two, f/3,8 against f/3,9. L'Odyssey makes in 1h an image that takes 1h 03m à l'eQuinox 2.
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The weight. The Unistellar Odyssey weighs 4 kg. The Unistellar eQuinox 2 weighs 9 kg, which is facteur 2,3 more. Weight says nothing about image quality: it says what you can carry.
These lines read published specifications and hours actually logged. They do not rank the two devices and do not rate their quality. An empty track is a device that was not tested, not a bad device. The exposure equivalence compares nothing but the published focal ratios, with sensor, sky and target held identical. It says nothing about resolution, about the field, or about optical quality.
The two devices
Their strong points, and their weak points
Unistellar · ≈ 2 399 €
Unistellar Odyssey
An 85 mm Newtonian with enhanced vision: Unistellar's compact format. Four kilos of tube, instead of the nine of the eQuinox 2. Only the Origin is faster.
Strong points
- Four kilos of tube, against nine for the eQuinox 2. The optics are of the same family.
- After the Origin, it is the fastest device in the comparison. So it gathers the same light in less time.
- The mirrors are sealed. The optics do not drift, and no adjustment ever has to be redone.
- The device recognises the piece of sky it is aiming at on its own, in under ten seconds according to the maker.
- Quoted limiting magnitude: 17.2. The larger the number, the fainter the object. The quoted resolving power is 1.68 arcseconds.
Weak points
- The manufacturer quotes no dual-band filter. Emission nebulae will therefore ask for more exposure than a DWARF 3.
- No eyepiece. That is the stated difference from the Odyssey Pro, sold at a markedly higher price.
- Nearly five times the price of a Seestar S50 for a 3.4 megapixel sensor.
- Five hours of battery quoted. And a motor that Digital Camera World describes as slow.
- The pixel resolution of the output image is not published.
Unistellar · ≈ 2 599 €
Unistellar eQuinox 2
A 114 mm Newtonian with enhanced vision: a mirror telescope, with no eyepiece. The image builds on the phone, minute after minute.
Strong points
- The largest diameter after Celestron's Origin: the detail follows.
- It clears light pollution well, the halo of towns. It is the brand's founding argument.
- The observing network: the data feeds genuine scientific campaigns.
- The software has been supported without a break since the first delivery, in December 2019.
Weak points
- No dual-band filter inside. Emission nebulae, the clouds of gas that shine on their own, ask for more exposure than a DWARF 3.
- Nine kilos, plus a dedicated tripod. This is no longer a rucksack device.
- It costs more than four and a half times the price of a DWARF 3. The use, though, is much the same.
- The field is narrow, which means what you see at one go. The large nebulae do not fit in the frame.
The images, from each side
What each one has really produced here
No manufacturer image, no stock image. Each thumbnail keeps the aspect ratio of its sensor, and carries the exposure time read off the caption the device burns in.
Unistellar Odyssey
None of my images was made with this device. Nothing is borrowed from a stock library or a press release to fill the space. Its entry rests on the published sources, listed at the foot of this page. Its scale stays at zero.
Unistellar eQuinox 2
Getting hold of one
These two devices, you can order them here
There is no basket and no online payment. You say which one interests you. You can also describe what you want to photograph, and from what sky. The answer comes in writing: a price, a lead time, and what the device can and cannot do. If neither of the two suits, it will say so, and it will say which one suits better.
The prices shown on this page are market prices recorded in 2026 from the sources below. They are not selling prices, and they do not constitute an offer. Your price, your lead time and availability appear in the written reply.
Sources
Where these figures come from
- Unistellar, page officielle de l'Odyssey · Unistellar Odyssey
- Boutique européenne Unistellar, relevé de prix en euros · Unistellar Odyssey
- Télescopes et Accessoires, fiche produit Odyssey · Unistellar Odyssey
- Digital Camera World, test de l'Odyssey · Unistellar Odyssey
- Planète Télescope, test eQuinox 2 · Unistellar eQuinox 2
- Unistellar, boutique européenne, fiche eQuinox 2 · Unistellar eQuinox 2
- La Clef des Étoiles, fiche produit · Unistellar eQuinox 2
- Digital Camera World, annonce de l'eQuinox 2 au CES 2023 · Unistellar eQuinox 2
No value on this page is estimated. The differences are worked out from the values above. The focal ratio, for its part, is recalculated from the published aperture and focal length. A specification wrong or out of date? Report it.