DWARFLAB Dwarf mini Smart Telescope

• DWARFLAB's smallest smart telescope – at 18.4 × 10.1 × 6.1 cm barely bigger than a hand, only 840 g
• Fully automatic: alignment, focusing, GoTo, tracking and stacking via app
• Two cameras: telephoto 30/150 mm (f/5) with Sony STARVIS 2 IMX662 and wide-angle with approx. 51° field of view
• Built-in filters: astro (430–690 nm), Hα + O III dual narrowband and dark shutter
• Single exposures of up to 90 seconds in equatorial mode (EQ mode)
• Deep sky, Sun*, Moon, star trails, time-lapse, mosaics – magnetic solar filter included
• Battery for approx. 4 hours, 64 GB storage, powered and charged via USB-C

DWARFLAB DWARF mini – an observatory for your coat pocket

The DWARF mini is barely the size of an adult's hand and weighs just 840 g. Yet it contains a complete smart telescope: optics, camera, mount, control and battery in one housing. Everything is controlled from your smartphone or tablet with the free DWARFLAB app.

Set it up and tap a target in the app – the DWARF mini aligns itself, slews to the object, focuses, tracks and automatically stacks the individual frames into an ever more detailed image. Within minutes, nebulae and galaxies invisible to the naked eye appear on your screen.

This makes the DWARF mini ideal as a travel telescope, for a spontaneous look from the balcony and as an uncomplicated way into astrophotography.

Two cameras

The telephoto camera – a lens optic (refractor) with 30 mm aperture and 150 mm focal length (f/5) uses the light-sensitive Sony STARVIS 2 IMX662 with large 2.9 µm pixels. Large pixels collect plenty of light per pixel and deliver a low-noise signal even on faint objects. The field of view of 2.14° × 1.20° (around 4 × 2 full Moon diameters) suits larger nebulae, star clusters and bright galaxies.

The wide-angle camera with an approx. 51° field of view shows the sky at a glance – for constellations, the Milky Way, star trails, time-lapses and orientation.

Filters for city and countryside

• Astro filter (430–690 nm) for star clusters, galaxies and broadband objects
• Hα + O III dual narrowband filter (656.3 nm / 500.7 nm) – for emission nebulae, even under urban skies and in moonlight
• Dark shutter: dark frames are captured and applied automatically; bias and flat frames are also taken into account

Alt-azimuth or equatorial

In normal use the DWARF mini simply stands level on a table or tripod. For longer exposures it can be operated equatorially in EQ mode – the app guides you through the alignment. This allows single exposures of up to 90 seconds, which benefits faint objects. The tube tilts through 225° and the head rotates through an unlimited 360°.

App, automation & image processing

• Sky finder and star atlas: tap an object – the DWARF mini slews to it (GoTo)
• Auto mode for beginners, Pro mode with full control over exposure and gain
• Scheduled imaging: plan a session, go to bed – the DWARF mini captures on its own
• Mosaics for large objects, stacking across several nights and discarding poor frames before stacking
• Stellar Studio: reduce or remove stars, noise reduction and colours directly in the app
• Raw data as FITS and TIFF for Photoshop, Siril or PixInsight
• Joystick control in the app, e.g. for landscapes and nature by day

Sun and Moon

With the supplied magnetic ND solar filter, the DWARF mini captures sunspots and solar eclipses; the Moon needs no filter.

!!! SAFETY WARNING: ALWAYS attach the solar filter BEFORE the DWARF mini is pointed at the Sun, and only remove it once the telescope has been turned away from the Sun. Without the filter, the concentrated sunlight can destroy the sensor instantly! Check the filter for damage before every use.

The solar filter is intended exclusively for photographic imaging with the DWARF mini. Never look at the Sun without a tested solar filter – neither with the naked eye nor through any optical instrument. For your own observing, please use certified eclipse glasses or Baader AstroSolar solar filter film.

Good to know

• The DWARF mini is a purely photographic telescope – the image appears on your smartphone or tablet; there is no eyepiece.
• Images are in Full HD resolution (1920 × 1080, approx. 2 MP). This is fine for smartphones, tablets and screens; for large prints or heavy cropping the resolution is limited.
• With its 30 mm aperture, the DWARF mini shows the large, bright objects of the sky beautifully. Larger smart telescopes show small galaxies and fine detail considerably better.
• The DWARF mini is not suitable for planets – at 150 mm focal length they appear only as small discs. On the Moon the large structures are clearly visible, fine craters less so.
• The 90-second exposures apply to EQ mode; in normal alt-azimuth operation single exposures are shorter.
• The battery lasts approx. 4 hours. For longer nights, the DWARF mini can be powered from a power bank via USB-C.
• A tripod is not included. On a table or wall the DWARF mini works without one; for EQ mode you need a tripod with a tilting head and 1/4" thread.
  Important: when tilting, one tripod leg must be directly beneath the telescope – if the tilt points into the gap between two legs, the tripod can tip over!
• The wide-angle camera has fixed focus; the housing has no rating against water or dust (no IP rating).

Technical data

Scope of delivery

• DWARFLAB DWARF mini smart telescope
• Magnetic ND solar filter
• USB-C cable
• Cleaning cloth

Tripod and bag are not included.

* Solar imaging only with the solar filter attached – see safety warning.