Top astro kit

Guides to the best astronomy gear, from gadgets and devices that will improve your practical observing sessions, to novelty items, homeware and kids' toys to show off your love of all things cosmic.

best tabletop telescopes

Best tabletop telescopes, 2023

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

Constellation stocking Hero

Best space Christmas decorations, 2022

Best Star Wars pyjamas

off axis guider

The best off-axis guiders for astrophotography

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

Best binoculars for astronomy

Rose gold rocket stud earrings

Gift guide Best Secret Santa gifts

Research thoroughly so you know what sort of astrophotography camera is best for what you want to capture. Credit: Misato Nomura / EyeEm / Getty Images

Black Friday 2022 Astrophotography cameras

Black Friday binocular deals

Binoculars for astronomy

Black Friday 2022 Best binocular deals

Astronomer with telescope milky way

Black Friday 2022 Best telescopes and binoculars

Lego Apollo 11 moon lander

Gift guide Top space toys and gifts for kids

NASA 1000 piece jigsaw

Gift Guide Astronomy and space gifts 2023

Best astronomy and space books. Pic: ESA

Best astronomy and space books

Silhouette of a man adjusting a smartphone on a tripod at dusk

Buyer's guide Smartphone tripods