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Lucy Hedges on the smartest outdoor gadgets

If you’ve ever wanted to grow plants like an astronaut, then the Auk could be a fun and futuristic way to keep your kitchen stocked with fresh herbs. It’s essentially a hydroponic system: seeds are pl

The best optics and outdoor products tried & tested for you

The Sky-Watcher Heliostar 76Ha refractor is a fresh new addition to the well-known manufacturer’s telescope line-up and its first venture into dedicated hydrogen-alpha instruments. The spec is highly

The lenses could also correct for colour blindness ...

Ever-increasing light pollution and urban sprawl have prompted many of us to seek darker skies to put our equipment to better use. With several dark-sky sites accessible from where we live, we were ex