Singularity
Singularity is Vaonis’s free mobile app for controlling its Stellina, Vespera and Hyperia telescopes.
What Singularity is
Singularity is Vaonis’s free mobile app for controlling its Stellina, Vespera and Hyperia telescopes. Users can select an object from a catalog or enter celestial coordinates for automatic pointing and tracking. The app combines successive images as they arrive to reveal more detail and color. CovalENS stitches images of a stellar region into a wider view, while Solar Mode supports observing and photographing sunspots when used with a Vaonis solar filter. Space Center brings together weather forecasts, saved observation locations, telescope settings, astronomy news and advice. Expert Mode offers coordinate pointing and controls for exposure time and gain for later manual image processing. Plan My Night can schedule unattended observations; photos are retrieved by USB for Stellina or Wi-Fi FTP for Vespera. Users can save observation points, keep photos on a device or Vaonis Cloud, and add skywatching events to a calendar. An account is required, and internet access is needed during download and use. Most features require a connected Vaonis telescope.
Good
- Automatic pointing and tracking from catalogs or coordinates
- Combines successive images in real time
- Plan My Night schedules unattended observations
- Offers observation planning and astronomy advice
Watch out
- Most features require a connected Vaonis telescope
- Internet access is required during download and use
- Solar observing requires a Vaonis solar filter
Who it suits
The app suits owners of Stellina, Vespera or Hyperia telescopes who want to control observations and manage imaging from a mobile device. Users without a supported telescope have only account creation and some informational content.
Verdict
Singularity offers telescope control, observation planning and imaging tools for Vaonis telescope owners. It is free, but an account, internet access during use and a connected telescope for most features are required.
Plans and prices
From Singularity's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Singularity | Free | Free app and account · most features require a connected Vaonis telescope · solar observing requires a separately purchased solar filter |
The facts
Each one read from Singularity's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account and requirements
- An account is required for app features, Wi-Fi internet is required during download and use, and unsupported-telescope users have access only to account creation and some informational content.checked 8 Oct 2026
- AI features
- Optional features include text-to-speech for app content and text or voice questions to GPT, with voice converted to text before transmission to OpenAI.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data safety
- Google Play reports that the app may share app info and performance data, may collect location and personal information, does not encrypt data, and allows users to request deletion.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Expert controls
- Expert Mode supports coordinate pointing and lets users set camera exposure time and gain for later manual image processing.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Imaging
- The app combines successive images in real time to progressively reveal detail and color.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mosaics
- CovalENS automatically stitches images of the same stellar region to provide a wider view.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Night scheduling
- Plan My Night can schedule observations to run unattended, with photos retrieved by USB for Stellina or Wi-Fi FTP for Vespera.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Singularity controls Vaonis telescopes including Stellina, Vespera, and Hyperia.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The app uses GPS to locate the telescope, adjust focus, and prepare it for observing in under five minutes.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Solar observing
- Solar Mode supports observing and photographing sunspots when used with a Vaonis solar filter.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Storage and calendar
- Users can save observation points, store telescope photos on their device or Vaonis Cloud, and add skywatching events to a calendar.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Google Play listing provides Vaonis support at [email protected].checked 8 Oct 2026
- Targeting
- Users can select objects from the catalog or enter celestial coordinates for automatic pointing and tracking.checked 8 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Castelnau-le-Lez, Francechecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Observation planning
- Space Center includes weather forecasts, saved observation locations, telescope settings, astronomy news, and advice.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform support
- The app is distributed through Apple App Store and Google Play and supports iOS 14 or later and Android 8–9 or later, according to Vaonis's terms.checked 8 Oct 2026
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