Tim Jardine

Astronomer

Tim Jardine is an experienced amateur astronomer and a seasoned telescope tester for BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

Recent articles by Tim Jardine

Sky Watcher Quattro 150P f4 astrograph scale

Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/4 astrograph review

Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7 apo refractor scale

Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7

Rainbow Astro RST-135 mount scale

Telescope mounts

Rainbow Astro RST-135 mount review

iOptron Photron RC6 scale

iOptron Photron RC6 6-inch Ritchey-Chrétien review

StellaMira 90mm ED triplet apochromatic refractor scale

StellaMira 90mm ED triplet apochromatic refractor

£1449 Price correct at time of review

SharpStar SCA260 Aspherical Cassegrain Astrograph scale

SharpStar SCA260 Aspherical Cassegrain Astrograph review

£3590 Price correct at time of review

Altair Astro Hypercam AA24CFX full-frame colour camera scale

Altair Astro Hypercam AA24CFX colour camera

£2799 Price correct at time of review

Altair 8-inch F4 Photo Newtonian Telescope review

Altair 8-inch F4 Photo Newtonian Telescope review

£540 Price correct at time of review

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

How to choose your first telescope

Founder Optics FOT106 triplet refractor review

Founder Optics FOT106 triplet refractor review

£2159 Price correct at time of review

Altair Starwave ASCENT 115 F7 ED triplet refractor telescope review

Altair Starwave ASCENT 115 F7 ED triplet refractor review

£1199 Price correct at time of review

RVO Horizon 60ED Doublet refractor telescope size scale

RVO Horizon 60ED Doublet refractor

£695 Price correct at time of review

Altair Hypercam 115M Mono TEC cooled CMOS camera

Altair Hypercam 115M Mono TEC cooled CMOS camera review

£1350 Price correct at time of review

Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C colour 16-bit camera review

Altair Hypercam 26C APS-C colour 16-bit camera

£1799 Price correct at time of review

Atik ACIS 7.1 CMOS mono camera review

Atik ACIS 7.1 CMOS mono camera

£2099 Price correct at time of review