Smart telescopes under £1,000

The small end of the field: short refractors with a sensor behind them, most under 3 kg, most happy on a garden table. They frame the Moon, the bright nebulae and the larger galaxies, and they leave out the fine detail that only more aperture brings.

5 models here, ranked by mean score, then by price. Prices carry the date they were read.

1. 

   ZWO Seestar S30 Pro

   30 mm, 1.65 kg, Tele: 4.6°; Wide: 63°

   Clear night6.9 / 10

   £649Typical UK retail price, 23 October 2026

   See it at Seestar (ZWO)
2. 

   DwarfLab Dwarf 3

   35 mm, 1.35 kg, 3°

   Clear night6.7 / 10

   from £459Typical UK retail price, 23 October 2026

   See it at DwarfLab
3. 

   ZWO Seestar S50 Pro

   50 mm, 2.8 kg, Tele: 2.8° (Portrait); Wide: 63° (Portrait)

   Good seeing6.4 / 10

   £999Typical UK retail price, 23 October 2026

   See it at Seestar (ZWO)
4. 

   DwarfLab Dwarf mini

   30 mm, 0.84 kg

   from £399Typical UK retail price, 23 October 2026

   See it at DwarfLab
5. 

   ZWO Seestar S30

   30 mm, 1.65 kg

   £419Typical UK retail price, 23 October 2026

   See it at Seestar (ZWO)