Jupiter at its best for 2022

Spotlight on our best-selling Celestron Digital Microscope

Samyang Lenses - ideal for wide field astrophotography

Don't forget - Macquarie University Astronomy Open Night 17th September

Online Event on 7th Sep - 

A Geek's Journey into Deep Sky Astrophotography

Just out - Swarovski ATC/STS 56mm Spotting Scope

Plus - Artemis I second launch attempt

BINTEL customer Graham Hooker sent us his portrait of The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) taken using a ZWO ASI183MC camera.

Have you noticed a super bright star in the Eastern sky just after dark? It's Jupiter and it's the best time of the year to see it. 

Aaron Greenville posted his portrait of Jupiter to the BINTEL Society Facebook group. It was taken in the Blue Mountains with a Meade LX90 8" SCT and a ZWO ASI462MC camera.

Did you know the giant planet Jupiter is the third brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and Venus?

Every 13 months or so the Earth and Jupiter are at closest point in their respective orbits. This is called "Opposition" and the best time of the year to observe the largest planet in the Solar System.  (It's every 13 months as Jupiter takes 12 years to orbit the Sun and we take one year.) 

When a Solar System planet like Jupiter is at Opposition it will rise in the east around Sunset, be visible all night and then sets around Dawn. 

Due to Jupiter's massive size, it reflects a lot of Sunlight back towards Earth, especially when it's this close to us.  Jupiter is the ultra-bright "star" you're seeing just after dark. 

Next week we'll have a full guide to observing Jupiter, what we can see and even why it's important to all life here on Earth.  If you're after a low-cost telescope for planetary and Moon viewing, make sure you check out the BINTEL BT-152 Dobsonian telescope for $599.

Celestron Digital Microscope $499 now with free shipping across Australia

One of our favourite microscopes is the Celestron LCD Digital Microscope II.

Ready to start exploring inner space?

This is a high-grade biological microscope with fully achromatic lens objectives for extra sharp images, an LCD screen and built-in camera.  You can save images or movies to the included SD Card.   Magnifications are 40x, 100x and 400x with up to 1600x via digital zoom. The LCD screen even rotates 180 degrees for sharing views of your specimens.

Click the link below or contact us to find out more.

Samyang now @ BINTEL  

Samyang produces some of the most famous and popular DSLR lenses used by astrophotographers to take wide angle shot of the night sky. 

They're now available from BINTEL in a range of fittings including Canon and Nikon. 

These lenses are popular across the globe for taking Milky Way vistas and nightscapes.  Their photographic speed and wide field make them ideal upgrades to the standard lenses that come with many DSLR kits, especially if you're using a Sky-Watcher or iOptron star tracker mount. 

Luke Clements captures the Milky Way from Wilton, just outside Sydney, using a Samyang lens.

An Astro Event for the entire family -  Macquarie University Astronomy Open Night 17th September 

Don't forget the Macquarie University Astronomy Open Night happens in two weeks.  Come along and view through the night sky through a wide range of telescopes, hear talks about space and astronomy, visit the kids' activity area and of course have a chat to the BINTEL folks.  Tickets and full details via the link below.

A Geek's Journey into Deep Sky Astrophotography  - Wednesday 7th Sept

The Astronomical Society of South Australia is holding an online and live lecture presented by Dr Paul Montague on Wednesday the 7th September at 8pm at the University of Adelaide. 

This talk will give an introduction to deep sky astrophotography, told from a personal point of view of the evolution of equipment and approach over a ten year journey. The presentation will be a random walk through miscellaneous aspects of imaging, where possible taking a science-oriented view. It will hopefully offer some useful information to experienced astrophotographers, while still being accessible to beginners or non-imagers curious to learn about this challenging hobby -- or who just like seeing pretty pictures!

You can get tickets if you want to attend live here.

(Please note this event is being held at 8pm Adelaide time, which is 8.30pm QLD/NSW/VIC/TAS time.)

Last minute Father's Day Gift?  -  a BINTEL Gift Card is perfect for Dad!

It can be a bit tricky to get exactly that weird bit of astro gear or outdoor optics Dad is after this Father's Day.  If you're not sure, why not give him a BINTEL Gift Card? 

They can be purchased for any amount and used for purchases either online at the BINTEL website or over the counter at our Sydney retail store. 

Hot off the press - new Swarovski STC/ATC spotting scope

Just released in Europe overnight is the new ATC/STC Swarovski 56mm compact spotting scope with 17 to 40 times zoom. This is a remarkably powerful spotting scope in the Swarovski tradition, yet about the size of an A4 piece of paper.  It's also compatible with Swarovski's Variable Phone Adaptor making it a perfect companion for capturing the nature and wildlife images. We'll have more on this new Swarovski scope next week. 

Artemis I Next Launch Attempt - Sunday 4th September 4.17am Sydney time

You no doubt saw in the news that the first launch attempt of NASA's Artemis I Moon mission we mentioned last week was scrubbed. This was due to engine cooling issues. NASA has fixed the problem and they're planning another launch this weekend - but you'll need to get up early on Sunday morning to view it! Watch on NASA TV on YouTube via the link below.

BINTEL Open Box Bargains - Even more specials!

Remember to keep checking this area as products on offer change on a regular basis. 

From time to time we have products that have been opened and used for product photography or other reasons.  We then check them out, repack them and re-box them.

Then we drop the price. There's been some great bargains in the last few weeks.

There's not a lot of products in this area, but each one has the same warranty and support as a "factory fresh" item.  Keep an eye on this area as it's always changing.   

Next time....More on Jupiter, how to download JWST photos.