Latest articles by Chris McMullen
Best lens heaters 2025: Fight lens fogging with these essential astro accessories
Buying Guide Owning one of the best lens heaters is an absolute must if you're shooting in cold conditions to prevent your glass from fogging up.
Best zoom lenses: The best picks from Canon, Sony, Nikon and more
Buying Guide Our guide to the best zoom lenses for capturing detailed shots of distant objects, with options to suit a range of cameras and photography styles.
Best cameras for timelapse videos in 2025
Browse our list of the best cameras for timelapse videos in 2025, with picks from Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm and more.
Best camera phones 2025: Smartphones that can capture the stars
Buying guide We've rounded up the best camera phones including flagship models from Apple, Samsung and Google.
Best DSLR cameras in 2025: Our top picks of full-frame and crop-sensor bodies
Buying Guide The best DSLR cameras on the market can often outperform mirrorless models — here are our favorites from Nikon, Canon and more.
Best flashlights 2025: essential for stargazing and night trekking
Buying Guide The best flashlights are an excellent light source for stargazers, so if you want to view the upcoming Lyrid and Eta Aquarid meteor showers, consider these products.
Best power banks 2025: Portable charging for astronomers and stargazers
Buying Guide Investing in one of the best power banks and power stations means you can have your devices charged and ready, even on the go.
Best light pollution filters for astrophotography 2025
Buying Guide Our picks of the best light pollution filters for astrophotography will reduce skyglow and unattractive color casts, making your images as vibrant as possible.
Solar viewing deals 2025: safely observe the sun for less
Deals Save money and protect your eyes with these solar viewing deals.
Best VR space experiences
Reference The best VR space experiences puts space travel within reach of everyone - with the right hardware.
Best solar viewing gear 2025: Observe partial and total eclipses in safety
The best solar viewing gear available for the next solar eclipse. Spy the best solar glasses, filters, telescopes and binoculars.
Solar eclipse glasses: How to check safety and use them correctly
You can always grab a pair ahead of the next solar eclipse!
Zeiss binoculars deals: Our favorite deals of 2025
Zeiss binoculars deals are tough to spot... but we're keeping an eye out for them.
At $800 off, this powerful Nikon Z8 mirrorless camera has never been cheaper, just in time for March's lunar eclipse
Deals Looking for to take your astrophotography to the next level? Save up to $800 on the Nikon Z8, a powerhouse of a mirrorless camera just in time to capture March's lunar eclipse.
See the planet parade for under $70 with this beginner friendly, super-portable Celestron telescope deal
Deals The Celestron 70mm Travel Scope is currently 36% off with a coupon, making it the cheapest it's been in a long time.
Best locations for astrophotography and skywatching 2025
Highlights of the best locations for astrophotography and skywatching worldwide including practical information to make your stargazing trip a success.
Save nearly $75 on these all-purpose Celestron Nature DX ED 8x42
Deals These rugged, all-weather Celestron binoculars are perfect for wide-field stargazing and wildlife watching, and now they're just $152, plus an additional $15 off.
Best star trackers for astrophotography 2025
Buying Guide The best start trackers will help you take better photographs of the planetary parade and the total lunar eclipse by tracking the Earth's rotation.
Beginner telescope for kids now under $100 for Cyber Monday 2024
Deals Looking for the perfect Christmas present for a young stargazer? Rush to snap up one of the best telescopes for kids, the Celestron AstroMaster, 15% off for Cyber Monday.
The skywatching butler I always wanted — Get $500 off this Unistellar smart telescope
Deals This Unistellar Odyssey telescope is loaded with features that take the work out of observing the cosmos and it's $460 off for Cyber Monday, but you'll have to be fast!
Hurry! Save hundreds on these 9 telescopes with these last-chance Cyber Monday deals!
Deals Cyber Monday is your last day to save serious money on telescopes, but you'll have to be fast, we've already seen some deals disappear into a black hole but here are 9 you won't want to miss!
This DJI drone bundle has already seen one price rise since yesterday — don't wait any longer!
Deals Our drone expert gave the DJI Air 3 4.5/5 stars. Fly for longer with the 'Fly More' bundle. Stock is low, so act fast.
Unlock the Cosmos this Cyber Monday! Claim 33% off the Pococo Galaxy Star Projector today.
Deals Pococo has rolled over its Black Friday star projector deal into Cyber Monday to equal its best-ever price. We expect the price to return to $99 tomorrow.
