Smart Microscopes arrive at BINTEL - New technology from BeaverLAB lets you discover inner space on your phone or tablet from $199

New QHY Astro Camera - ideal for short refractors plus new YouTube video 

Solar Astronomy with the Vespera Observation Station -free Solar Filter until May 31st

New, low-cost shipping options for our New Zealand customers - Helping to make telescopes & accessories even more affordable for our Kiwi friends

+ More!

Beautiful image of the Trifid Nebula (M20) by Carlos Taylor that he posted to the BINTEL Society Facebook Group.  A Sky-Watcher 10" f/4 telescope and ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Cooled Camera combined to produce this stunner.

Smart  Microscopes -New tech from BeaverLAB arriving this week at BINTEL

Smart Telescopes have been extremely popular with our BINTEL customers. They've made outer space easy to access via your phone or tablet. 

Our new range from BeaverLAB now reveals inner space. Using apps and modern tech to avoid the hassles of peering into traditional microscopes and high-powered magnifiers, they're opening the hidden, tiny world to everyone.  All these new Smart Microscopes include an extensive bundle of essential accessories.

We've been impressed by the quality of the BeaverLAB app and just how easy it is to set up and connect to their Smart Microscopes. 

Most phones and tablets can take what's being shown on the screen and display it on larger TVs, and this a straightforward way to share microscopic views.

While it's fun to look at microscopic lifeforms swimming in drops of water, Smart Microscopes are perfect for a wide variety of other tasks including geology, electronics and looking at all kinds of tiny things that you need to examine in fine detail.

The BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M1A and included accessories - just $199

The range starts off with the $199 BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M1A which magnifies from 1-400x, with viewing on your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi.  It includes an adjustable base with variable brightness and colour illumination. One of the best features of the M1A is its ability to be removed from its based and used handheld in the workshop or out discovering nature.

The BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M1A checking out the finer details on a 5c coin

The $299 BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M2A has the same features at the M1A, such as the variable 1-400x magnification, but with the addition of a built in LCD screen for live views.  As well as app access over Wi-Fi, you can store images or videos on a MicroSD card.  A full suite of accessories is included as well. 

The BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M2A and included accessories - just $299

You can also detach the BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M2A from its base and use it in the field. 

Examining plants up-close with the BeaverLAB Smart Microscope M2A

Top of the range $599 BeaverLAB Smart Microscope MX features a high-resolution 9" touch screen and multi-objective design that offers magnification ranges of 20 - 50 x / 800 x / 1600 x. 

Images can be viewed on the screen, transferred to a PC via USB, or captured over Wi-Fi on a phone or tablet. The large screen and high magnification make the MX great for examining biological specimens, as well as outreach and education.

BeaverLAB Smart Microscopes are now on display at the BINTEL showroom and will be shipping to customers this coming week - get your order in now!

New QHY Camera - excellent for imaging with small refractors

The new QHY5III-715C is a high-resolution camera that matches up perfectly with a wide variety of short focal length refractor telescopes that are popular with many astrophotographers. 

You can discover out how well this camera is suited to your telescope by checking it out on the BINTEL Astronomy Calculator here.

You also can find out more about the QHY5III715 camera from this new YouTube from Dylan O'Donnell.

Solar Astronomy with the Vespera Observation Station - Free Solar Filter until the 31st May

Did you know that Smart Telescopes can capture the Sun?

For a limited time until the 31st of May, Vaonis are supplying a Solar Filter with every Vespera Observation Station purchased from BINTEL.

BINTEL Extends shipping options for New Zealand - new reduced shipping costs make telescopes and accessories even more affordable for our Kiwi cousins across the pond.

For years BINTEL has helped New Zealand astronomers and nature lovers save on telescopes, cameras, binoculars and more. 

If you're happy to wait an extra week or so, our newly added low-cost options for orders under 20kg will save you 30-50% on current costs.  They also have no surcharge for remote or country parts of New Zealand.

The iconic Church of the Good Shepherd, located on the shores of Lake Tekapo in the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve. Photo by Fraser Gunn.

We still offer our normal priority service to New Zealand via DHL. 

Give the Gift of Space for Mother's Day - BINTEL Giftcards

A Final Reminder for Mother's Day- - 

A BINTEL Gift Card can be purchased online at any time and delivered electronically on Mother's Day for that special Space Mum in your life.

Click on the link below to find out more.

One only "Open Box" Celestron 4SE - $750

We have *one* open box Celestron 4SE available for just $750. This is brand new with full warranty - it's simply missing its original outer box. Pop in to the BINTEL store or call us on 02 9518 7255. This is not going to last long!

Internation Day of Night - Supporting the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance

BINTEL are proud sponsors of the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance as they celebrate the International Day of Light. If you like to know more, visit their website . Click on the link below if you'd like to attend their family friendly event  "Discover the Night" on the 16th of May just outside of Canberra.

Saturn is the new #1 when it comes to moons - The International Astronomical Union (IAU) adds another 28

Space news for the week - Saturn has bumped Jupiter off the top of the moon count, with the IAU announcing another 28 natural satellites for the ringed gas giant. 

This brings Saturn's total to 117 versus Jupiter’s 95. Many of these moons are small and obscure, so they won't be visible in amateur telescopes, but it's always interesting to learn more! 

Next time...what's a few of our favourite telescopes plus CCD cameras arriving back at BINTEL...that's right - actual CCD gizmos.