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BBC Sky at Night Magazine reviews the latest telescopes, mounts, eyepieces, cameras, binoculars and other practical astronomy accessories.

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In our test setup, the filters were loaded into a filter wheel on the front of a ZWO ASI2600 colour camera

A guide to using multi-band filters for astrophotography

Serif Affinity Photo 2 image-editing software review

£69.99 Price for macOS or Windows. iPad: £19.99. Complete Affinity Suite on Universal Licence: £169.99

Binoculars are a great way for newcomers to get into astronomy. Credit: lucentius / Getty Images

Best binoculars for astronomy

Explore Scientific G400 15x56 roof prism binoculars scale

Binoculars for astronomy

Explore Scientific G400 15×56 roof prism binoculars review

£329 Price correct at time of review

Best telescope mounts

Best telescope mounts

Sky-Watcher AZ-GTiX mount

Telescope mounts

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

£479 (with tripod)

Which camera is best for astrophotography? Credit: iStock / Getty Images Plus

Buyer's guide Best astro imaging cameras

QHYCCD QHY533C camera scale

QHYCCD QHY533C colour camera

£989 Price correct at time of review

best tabletop telescopes

Best tabletop telescopes, 2023

Sky-Watcher Heritage 150P Virtuoso GTi Wi-Fi scale

Sky-Watcher Heritage 150P Virtuoso GTi Wi-Fi Dobsonian review

£419

Sharpstar Z4 sextuplet apo astrograph case

Sharpstar Z4 sextuplet apo astrograph review

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Buyer's guide Best telescopes for astrophotography

Sky Watcher Quattro 150P f4 astrograph scale

Sky-Watcher Quattro 150P f/4 astrograph review

Vaonis Vespera Observation Station

Vaonis Vespera Observation Station review