Intermediate

The quality of your astro images isn’t just down to your processing skills. Key is the relationship between your telescope’s optics, your camera’s imaging chip and your local atmospheric ‘seeing’ cond

Being in the right place at the right time can be more important than long hours,

Fast lenses offer creative options and are fun to use

Autumn, winter and spring are the best seasons to stargaze, says Neill Sanders, outreach astronomer at gostargazing.co.uk. “Most stargazing events are organised from the time clocks go back in October

Our comprehensive listing of key specifications for mirrorless lenses

Comet 24P/Schaumasse is a faint comet, but definitely within reach of amateur imagers. It’s really well placed on 7–11 November, passing in front of the Beehive Cluster, M44 (read more on page 47). Bu