Buying Guides
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Best Tabletop Telescopes
Ten compact scopes for planets, galaxies and kids that set up on any table.
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Best Zoom Eyepieces
One eyepiece that covers several magnifications without swapping.
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Best Telescopes for Viewing Planets
Scopes that show Saturn's rings, Jupiter's bands and the Martian poles.
Free Resources
Space Printables
Free PDF quizzes and worksheets for kindergarten to adult, with answer keys.
3D Space Models
Spin real maps of the Moon and planets built from NASA data. Find craters, landing sites, the rings of Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and the moons of Jupiter.
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