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What telescope could cause our astrophotography expert to break their hard-and-fast rule about not traveling with a telescope? This one! Now even cheaper in this Prime Day telescope deal
Ready to turn your skywatching upside-down? Then snap up this ZWO Seestar S30 Pro, which offers views so stunning it made our expert bin their no telescope rule.
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Our astrophotography expert, Jamie Carter, has reviewed countless telescopes and optics equipment for us but always maintained a no travel rule when it comes to telescopes. All that changed when they reviewed the ZWO SeeStar S30 Pro, and this Prime Day, it's $35 cheaper.
Get the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro telescope on sale right now at Amazon for $664.
That's not to say the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro is just for deep space; it's a superb all-round smart telescope and we think the previous model, the ZWO Seestar S30, is one of the best telescopes and best smart telescopes.
But what made it just a game-changer for our expert was that, eschewing the bulk of normal telescopes, he could pack it into his camera bag as he explored New Brunswick's dark-sky corridor. He was absolutely stunned by the views of the Whirlpool Galaxy that popped up on his smartphone.
If you want to be similarly awed, snap up the ZWO Seestar S30 Pro and don't forget to check out the other Prime Day Deals on offer.
Save $35 on a telescope we rank as one of the best beginner telescopes and best smart telescopes. Not only will you get great views, it's super-portable with it.
Jamie is an experienced science, technology and travel journalist and stargazer who has written extensively for Space, reviewing skywatching equipment, delving into the night sky, solar and lunar eclipses and much more.
The ZWO Seestar S30 is a superb smart telescope, featuring in our best beginner telescopes and best telescope guides, and now ZWO has taken things to the next level with the upgrade, the S30 Pro.