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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

Meade Series 6000 115mm apo refractor

11 of the best telescopes to see the planets with 2023

Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ scale

Best beginners' telescopes

Sky-Watcher Explorer 130P AZ GO 2 telescope

Sky-Watcher Explorer 130P AZ GO-2 review

Astronomer with telescope milky way

Black Friday 2022 Best telescopes and binoculars

The best telescopes for kids and young astronomers. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Best telescopes for kids

Unistellar eVscope eQuinox telescope review.

Unistellar eVscope eQuinox

£2599 Price correct at time of review

Best portable telescopes for astronomy travel. Credit: Anton Petrus / Getty Images

Top travel telescopes

Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7 apo refractor scale

Altair Wave Series 130EDT-F F7