10 christmas crackers for your new telescope

The Milky Way is a firm favourite for nightscape photographers and astrophotographers alike, but beautiful images of our Galaxy are well within reach of beginners with basic entry-level equipment too.

Any beginner telescope kit should be easy to use and come complete, with no need for extra purchases. Sky-Watcher’s latest addition to its StarQuest line, the DX130P, offers new astronomers exactly th

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It’s December, which means it’s time for the best meteor shower of the year – the Geminids. Perseids fans may disagree, but long, dark nights and a broader activity peak give the Geminids the edge. Tr

Astronomers are now regularly detecting planets thousands of light years from Earth – but have we missed one in our own Solar System?

Spot magnificent wintertime sky illuminations in these key hotspots