Paul Money

Paul Money is an experienced astronomer, BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Reviews Editor and author of the annual stargazing guide Nightscenes.

Recent articles by Paul Money

Sky-Watcher AZ-GTiX mount

Telescope mounts

Sky-Watcher AZ-GTiX dual-saddle mount and tripod

£479 (with tripod)

A conjunction of the moon with Venus and Jupiter, Chanthaburi, Chanthabur, Thailand, 28 November 2019. Credit: Chakarin Wattanamongkol / Getty Images

Observing guide Upcoming conjunctions and how to see them

Finished image of the Coathange Cluster with sharp, rounded star shapes. 21x 60” frames taken with a Canon 50D at ISO 800 and a Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED.

Astrophotography guides

How to remove star trails in your night-sky photography

The famous Pillars of Creation, M16, photographed using the StarGate 500 motorised Dobsonian paired with Altair GPCAM 290c, 158x 5”. Credit: Paul Money

Astrophotography guides

How to stack and derotate images with Astro Pixel Processor

Vixen Mobile Porta Altazimuth Mount. Credit: Opticron

Astrophotography guides

How to do deep-sky astrophotography with an alt-az mount

Best light pollution filters for observing deep-sky objects under artificial light. Credit: m-gucci / Getty Images

Best light pollution filters for telescopes

starbase 80 telescope scale

Starbase 80 refractor and mount package review

£605 Price correct at time of review

A map showing the locations of the Apollo landing sites on the Moon.

How to see all 6 Apollo landing sites on the Moon

NightCap astrophotography app for iPhone and iPad

Astronomy accessories

NightCap Camera app for iPhone/iPad review

£2.49 Price correct at time of review

polar align star tracker mount step 06

How to polar align a star tracker mount

Skymax-127 Virtuoso GTi

Skymax-127 Virtuoso GTi tabletop telescope review

£549 Price correct at time of review

Acuter Voyager MAK80 telescope setup

Acuter Voyager MAK80 telescope

£165 Price correct at time of review

The Orion constellation. Credit: iStock

Observing guide The best targets to see in the Orion constellation

How to use a histogram

Astrophotography guides

How to use a histogram in photography

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 6-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 6-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain

£699 Price correct at time of review