Buyer's Guides

A set of LRGB filters allows the capture of full colour images of celestial objects using a sensitive mono camera. Read our review of the Astronomik L-RGB Type 2c Colour Filter Set here. Credit: First Light Optics

An astronomer’s guide to filters

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A buyer’s guide to telescopes: getting the most from your equipment

Finderscopes and mounts are basic accessories that will help you - and your telescope - navigate the night sky and locate celestial targets. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

A buyer’s guide to telescopes: astronomy accessories

Man looking at the stars with telescope beside him. Credit: iStock

A buyer’s guide to telescopes: choosing your first scope

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A Basic Guide to Telescope Mounts

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New kit for a new year

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The importance of eyepieces

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Festive first light?

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Cool as a camera

$Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED DS-Pro refractor telescope4$

Telescopes: refractor or reflector?

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Astronomers’ Helping Hand

BBC Sky at Night Magazine art editor Steve Marsh contemplates the assembly of the massive 20-inch StarGate 500P Dobsonian, during its photoshoot for the April 2018 issue. Credit: Iain Todd / BBC Sky at Night Magazine Carousel image: iStock

Telescopes: how big is too big?

Telescope-reviews

Vodcast Episode 26 – Buying your first telescope

08 - binos

Hold steady: the virtues of image stabilising binoculars