Kat is a modular device that replaces your standard glass eyepiece. It features a high-resolution 2880x1440 OLED screen and an integrated microcomputer (Raspberry Pi 5 or other more powerful boards). When paired with a USB astronomy camera, it uses Night Amplifier software to continuously gather and stack light, revealing faint galaxies and nebulae in full color right at the telescope.

No, and that is the biggest advantage over integrated smart eyepieces. Kat allows you to use your own camera. It is fully compatible with standard USB 3.0 astronomy cameras from popular brands like ZWO ASI, QHY, Player One, and Altair. If you want to upgrade your camera sensor in the future, Kat makes it easy.

Whether you have a fast refractor or a large Dobsonian reflector, if it can hold a standard eyepiece and a camera, you can use Kat to supercharge your observing sessions.

For the best deep-space experience, a motorized tracking mount is highly recommended. However, Night Amplifier software features robust star-alignment algorithms that can handle short exposures, meaning it can successfully stack images even if your mount has slight tracking imperfections.

Absolutely. One of the main benefits of Electronically Assisted Astronomy (EAA) is piercing through urban glow. The Night Amplifier software includes active background extraction and denoising to subtract light pollution, giving you pitch-black skies and high contrast even from a city backyard.

Kat Mono is a compact, monocular device for traditional 'cyclops-style' viewing. Kat Bino is a digital binoviewer; by using both eyes, you benefit from binocular summation (perceiving the image as up to 40% brighter) and experience software-simulated 3D depth for a highly immersive view.

All-in-one smart telescopes are great, but they are 'closed boxes' with small lenses. Kat allows you to use the telescope you already own. This means you can leverage much larger apertures (gathering way more light) and swap out components over time, saving you money and preventing your gear from becoming obsolete.

Yes. While the primary goal of Kat is the live viewing experience, the Night Amplifier software allows you to save the stacked images directly to your device so you can share what you saw with friends and family later. Also, you can store the raw frames to process later in other software.

Not at all! If you choose the 3D-printed DIY route, the software setup is entirely plug-and-play. You simply use free 'Kat OS Image', plug it into your Raspberry Pi, and the entire Night Amplifier suite boots up automatically.

You only need to be connected to internet while you're downloading Push-To navigation database. Once downloaded, you can use Kat offline.