Dwarf 3 Review: A $600 Smart Telescope for Astrophotography Beginners

Photography is one of my most consistent creative practices, and I've dabbled in astrophotography, which is photography of stars, planets, moons and other celestial objects in the night sky. I've used my cameras for astrophotography with varying levels of success, but the main issue I have faced is a total lack of tools to track the motion of stars during long exposures. I've captured roughly 50,000 images in the 18 years since I bought my first digital camera, a Fujifilm FinePix S700. These days, I take most of my photos on a Google Pixel 8 Pro. Recently, I took one giant leap forward with the $599 DwarfLab Dwarf 3 Smart Telescope, a feature-packed compact telescope. I've been testing the Dwarf 3 for the past two months and, not only has it changed my perspective on astrophotography without a bulky telescope and camera adapter setup, but I found it has excellent tools for other kinds of photography. Excellent tech in a small package The Dwarf 3 smart telescope includes almost ever ... Read full article.