Astronomy for beginners

BBC Sky at Night Magazine's Will Gater reveals what to look for when buying your first telescope.

Vodcast: how to buy your first telescope

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Equatorial mounts: an astronomer’s guide

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How to get into astronomy in 10 easy lessons

Where to Study the Night Sky

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Where to Study the Night Sky

How to set up an equatorial mount

How to set up an equatorial mount

How to collimate a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

How to collimate a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope

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Running a street stargazing session

The best way of getting started in astronomy is to get yourself a good pair of binoculars, says Paul Money.

Starting small

The Orion Nebula is just one of the objects you can capture with a simple DSLR. Credit: Will Gater

Astrophotography

10 simple tips for budding astro imagers

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6 top tips for observing the Perseid meteor shower

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How to master the art of averted vision

Imaging deep-sky objects, like the globular cluster M13, captures the beauty of distant space. Image credit: NASA/JPL

Astrophotography guides

Introducing deep-sky astrophotography

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Star-hopping guide: find your way around the skies