Find out about the newest kit, including this Orion Lantern
Elizabeth Pearson rounds up the latest astronomical accessories
1 CCD Guide 2018 Price À29 (£25.60*) • Supplier Astro Systeme Austria www.ccdguide.com This database of over 6,000 CCD images comes with detailed acquisition data to help you plan your imaging projects. The 2018 version comes with 380 new images.
2 Collimation Thumbscrews Price $16.95 (£12.23*) • Supplier Bob’s Knobs www.bobsknobs.com Take the fiddliness out of collimating your scope by replacing the supplied Allen key bolts with these thumbscrews. Available to fit most telescopes.
3 Sky-Watcher SynScan WiFi Adapter Price £57 • Supplier Harrison Telescopes www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk Wirelessly control your Sky-Watcher telescope from your smartphone or tablet using this adapter, which produces its own WiFi network. Free SynScan app required.
4 Orion DualBeam Astro Lantern LED Price À34.90 (£30.82*) • Supplier Astroshop www.astroshop.eu The torch is dust and waterproof, and comes with a red light-mode to save your night vision. Its magnetic clips allow you to easily store the lantern on the leg of your telescope’s tripod.
5 Mini Solar System Price $129 (£93.11*) • Supplier Astro Reality www.astroreality.com These 3cm-diameter, 3D-printed worlds accurately depict the surface colouration of all eight planets plus Pluto.
6 Space Swirl Coloured Pencils Price £9.10 • Supplier Wordery www. wordery.com These 10 two-tone pencils are decorated with NASA images of deep space. Use them to draw the purple and pink Butterfly Nebula or the black and white clouds of the Milky Way.