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Altair 72mm EDF Deluxe refractor telescope review.
Telescopes

Altair 72mm EDF Deluxe refractor

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£499 Price correct at time of review
Celestron Omni XLT AZ 102 Refractor/basic mount
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Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i Wi-Fi telescope
Telescopes

Sky-Watcher Star Discovery P150i Wi-Fi telescope review

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£459 Price correct at time of review
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William Optics Zenithstar 61 II APO with UniGuide guidescope review
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William Optics Zenithstar 61 II APO with UniGuide guidescope review

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£499.99 Price without guidescope
Sky-Watcher StarQuest 130P Newtonian reflector
Telescopes

Sky-Watcher StarQuest 130P Newtonian reflector review

4.0 out of 5 star rating
£199 Price correct at time of review
Altair Starwave 110ED-R refractor review
Telescopes

Altair Starwave 110ED-R refractor

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£925 Price correct at time of review
Sky-Watcher Heritage 150P Flextube Dobsonian review
Telescopes

Sky-Watcher Heritage 150P Flextube Dobsonian review

4.0 out of 5 star rating
£219 Price correct at time of review
RVO Horizon 72ED refractor review
Telescopes

RVO Horizon 72ED refractor review

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£599 Price correct at time of review
Unistellar evscope telescope review
Telescopes

Unistellar eVscope review

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£2599 Price correct at time of review
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Best portable telescopes for astronomy travel. Credit: Anton Petrus / Getty Images
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Top travel telescopes

Tecnosky AG70 astrograph review
Telescopes

Tecnosky AG70 astrograph telescope review

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£1079 Price correct at time of review
Vixen A62SS 2.5-inch achromatic refractor review
Telescopes

Vixen A62SS 2.5-inch achromatic refractor review

4.0 out of 5 star rating
£429 Price correct at time of review
Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ refractor review
Telescopes

Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ refractor review

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£135 Price correct at time of review
SharpStar 20032PNT 200mm superfast Newtonian reflector
Telescopes

SharpStar 20032PNT 200mm superfast f/3.2 Newtonian reflector

4.5 out of 5 star rating
£2469 Price correct at time of review
The best telescopes for kids and young astronomers. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine
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