No eyepiece at all — a sensor, a phone and a stack · review
DWARFLAB's Dwarf Mini: an 840 g smart telescope with a Sony IMX662 sensor, auto GoTo, 360-degree rotation, an EQ mode with single exposures up to 90 seconds, a built-in light-pollution filter and cloud processing.
The Dwarf Mini weighs 840 g (1.85 lb), published. It is an all-in-one imaging telescope: lens, sensor, motors and computer in one body, controlled from a phone.
A Sony IMX662 at 1/2.8 inch with 2.9 µm pixels. DWARFLAB publishes the sensor and pixel size, but not the aperture or focal length, which together decide resolution and field.
In its equatorial mode, the Mini tracks like a polar-aligned mount and allows single exposures up to 90 seconds. A built-in light-pollution filter helps from a city.
GoTo from an interactive star map, 360-degree rotation, and cloud processing of the raw frames. DWARFLAB says three minutes from box to first image.
The telescope, a filter, a USB-C cable and a cleaning cloth.
On November 7, 2026, Amazon.com listed it at about $419 from a third-party seller.
Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.
Prices quoted in this text were read on November 7, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Aperture | Not published by the maker. |
|---|---|
| Sensor | Sony IMX662, 1/2.8 in |
| Pixel size | 2.9 µm |
| Field of view | Not published by the maker. |
| Plate-solving | Not described · auto GoTo from the app's sky atlas |
| Tracking | Automated tracking with 360° rotation · EQ (equatorial) mode |
| Stacking behavior | Not described · cloud processing of raw data stated · single frames up to 90 s |
| Battery life | Not published · USB-C charging |
| File export | Not published by the maker. |
| Amazon reference | B0GT3VFN84 |
| EAN | 6977252010054 |
It tilts the unit so its axis points at the pole, as an equatorial mount does. Stars then trail less and the field does not rotate, which is why DWARFLAB allows single frames up to 90 seconds in that mode.
Bright nebulae, star clusters and galaxies, with cloud processing to clean the stacked result. It is an imaging device; there is no eyepiece.
DWARFLAB says three minutes from unboxing to the first shot, through its app's interactive star map.
This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $419 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.
Details checked on November 7, 2026.
A nebula or cluster photographed from a city balcony, by someone who wants a result rather than an instrument
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 900.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for telescopes and observing optics and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
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