2027 Solar Eclipse Path: Where to See Totality on 2 August
Path of the 2 August 2027 total solar eclipse with totality by city (Gibraltar 4:28, Tangier 4:51, Luxor 6:22), Spain versus Egypt, and what to bring.
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Best Collimation Tools for Newtonian Telescopes
Refractor owners need none of this. For Newtonian owners: which collimation tool to buy first, why cheap lasers mislead, and the free option that works.
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Best Planisphere for Stargazing: Get the Right Latitude
Buy the planisphere made for your latitude or it will lie to you about the southern sky. Three picks, the latitude table, and where apps beat it.
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Smartphone Telescope Adapter: Are They Worth It?
A phone adapter gets you a genuinely good Moon and a recognisable Jupiter — not the deep-sky images online. Four picks and the alignment problem they exist to solve.
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Best Red Headlamp for Astronomy: 3 Picks, Ranked
A red headlamp protects the 20 minutes of dark adaptation you just spent. Three picks, why dimming matters more than colour, and the white-flash fault to avoid.
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Solar Filter for Telescope: Which Types Are Safe
Only a certified full-aperture solar filter is safe. The three types that work, the one that can blind you, and the inspection habit to build before you ever point at the Sun.
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Moon Filter for Telescope: Do You Need One?
A moon filter cuts glare so your eye can see lunar contrast. Which type suits your aperture, when you don’t need one, and the dangerous confusion with solar filters.
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Best Eyepieces for Beginners: What to Buy First
The best eyepieces for beginners are two or three good ones, not a kit of twelve. How to work out the focal lengths your telescope needs, and what to skip.
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Best Star Tracker for Astrophotography: 4 Picks Compared
A star tracker is the single most important purchase in beginner astrophotography. Four picks, why the quoted capacity is an optimistic number, and why the tripod decides the result.
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Best Telescope for Astrophotography Beginners: 4 Routes In
In beginner astrophotography the telescope matters least and the mount matters most. Four honest routes in, including the one that needs no telescope at all.
