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A portable setup that's easy to transport makes observing at dark-sky sites much easier. Credit: Lucentius / iStock / Getty Images Plus

The pros of a portable astronomy setup

Celestron 2-inch diagonal with XLT coatings

Celestron 2-inch diagonal with XLT coatings

£199 Price correct at time of review

Meade LX65 Series 8-inch ACF telescope. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Meade LX65 Series 8-inch ACF telescope review

£1315 Price correct at time of review

Capturing the sounds of the aurora. Credit: ThinkStock

Recording the sound of the aurora borealis

NightCap astrophotography app for iPhone and iPad

NightCap Camera app for iPhone/iPad review

£1.99 Price correct at time of review

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A garden observatory or not? That is the question…

If you're a planetary imager, make sure your laptop and software are ready for a new season of astronomy. Credit: Steve Marsh

Autumn astronomy The best targets for longer nights

Revelation Visual Colour Filter Set. Credit: Kerin Smith, Telescope House

Accessorise that telescope!

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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Celestron NexYZ 3-Axis Universal Smartphone Adapter

£49 Price correct at time of review

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iOptron iPolar Electronic Polarscope

£199 Price correct at time of review

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Altair Starwave ASCENT 102ED F7 refractor telescope review

£549 Price correct at time of review

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Sky-Watcher Startravel-102 AZ-GTe review

£379 Price correct at time of review

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Bresser Photo Mount with field tripod

£310 Price correct at time of review

Olli Reijonen sent in this image of a Perseid, top right of the picture, that he managed to capture while photographing noctilucent clouds and aurora at Lake Päijänne in Finland. Olli used an Olympus OM-D E-M5 camera and Panasonic Lumix G 200mm lens.
Credit: O. Reijonen

Summer astronomy: what to observe during the lighter months