Ezzy Pearson rounds up the latest astronomical accessories

1 Orion 7.2 to 21.6mm zoom eyepiece

Price £110.99 • Supplier Orion https://uk.telescope.com

It’s not always possible to cart around dozens of eyepieces, making a zoom eyepiece a useful addition to your collection. Orion’s gives you focal lengths from 7.2mm to 21.6mm with no change of ocular.

2 Heated fingerless mittens

Price £30.24 • Supplier The Heat Company www.theheatcompany.com

These gloves allow you to balance keeping your fingers warm and maintaining dexterity. They turn into mittens and come with a pouch for a handwarmer.

3 Wonders of the Solar System cross stitch pattern

Price £18 • Supplier ClimbingGoatDesigns on Etsy www.climbinggoat.co.uk

Sew the Solar System with this cross stitch pattern, designed to show the real planets as accurately as possible. This digital download comes with printable patterns and a guide to the thread colours.

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4 Deep Sky Dad WO Redcat 51 Flap Panel

Price £265 • Supplier First Light Optics www.firstlightoptics.com

Taking flats can be cumbersome, but this device lets you automate the process. The panel attaches to the front of your telescope tube, then uses a motor to flip the panel out of the way when you want to image.

5 Altair Maxfield Newtonian 2-inch coma corrector

Price £190 • Supplier Harrison Telescopes • www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk

Coma is an issue with Newtonians, where light around stars doesn’t fully focus. Designed for 2-inch focuser barrels, this corrector has 95 per cent illumination up to 43mm in diameter, which suits full frame sensors.

6 NASA remote control Perseverance Mars rover

Price £39.99 • Supplier I Want One Of Those • www.iwantoneofthose.com

Run a Mars mission in the garden or living room with this remote control model of Perseverance. It comes with a smartphone bracket, allowing you to create a rover’s-eye-view recording of your explorations.