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Best budget binoculars 2024: Affordable, high-quality models
By Tantse Walter last updated
Buying Guide We've rounded up the best budget binoculars, combining affordability with good quality optics and fantastic views.

Best telescopes for beginners 2024: Bargain models to observe the cosmos
By Gemma Lavender last updated
Buying Guide The best telescopes for beginners are a great place to start your astronomy journey — they're easy to set up and full of great features.

Partial lunar eclipse of the Harvest Moon: Everything you need to know
By Joe Rao published
The upcoming Full Harvest Moon on Sept. 17 will feature a partial lunar eclipse. Here's what to expect and how to see it.

Best tripods 2024: For astrophotography, landscapes, travel, video and more
By Kimberley Lane last updated
Buying Guide Owning one of the best tripods for your camera is essential whether you're shooting astrophotography, landscape or portraits.

A particularly active 'aurora season' could be just weeks away
By Jamie Carter published
September could be a prime time to see vibrant auroras, thanks to a quirk of Earth's tilt that leads to more intense geomagnetic activity around the equinox.

See Saturn at its biggest and brightest tonight before its rings 'disappear' in 2025
By Samantha Mathewson published
Earth will be positioned directly between Saturn and the sun, offering stargazers a spectacular sight.

An annular solar eclipse will put a 'ring of fire' above one of the most isolated spots on Earth: Easter Island
By Joe Rao published
Thousands of skywatchers will gather for a view of the ringed sun from perhaps one of the most isolated and remote spots on the face of the Earth: the legendary and mystical Easter Island.

September full moon 2024 guide: The Super Harvest Moon gets eclipsed
By Jesse Emspak last updated
The full moon of September, called the Harvest Moon, will be on Sept. 17 and undergo a partial lunar eclipse visible from anywhere on the night side of Earth.
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