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The changing rings of Saturn and an ideal telescope for viewing the Moon
Over $600 of Accessories now FREE with Celestron Evolution 5 telescopes
Thanks to Kevin Parker for his images of Saturn over the last few years.
The changing rings of Saturn
Saturn takes 29 years to orbit the Sun. The view we see of Saturn's rings changes during this time for the same reason we have seasons. Like the Earth, Saturn orbits the Sun on a tilt.
When you take your telescope out to view Saturn this winter, you might notice something a bit different compared to previous years. The rings will be spectacular as always, but they'll appeared tilted away from us. Fast forward to May 2025 and the rings will appear edge on to us and almost invisible.
What's going on? Learn more in this article at the BINTEL website.
Viewing your favourite Moon feature
Even experienced astronomers still get a thrill when looking at the Moon through a telescope or even just being out under the Moonlight.
We'll be running over Winter a spotlight on a few well-known as well as some fascinating but lesser-known features on the Moon as well as how to view them through telescopes.
Full Moon by David Hough posted in The BINTEL Society Facebook group
To help us with this project we asked folks in The BINTEL Society Facebook group what's their favourite Moon feature. They suggested a wide range Lunar features along with some amazing photos they've taken. You can join in the discussion or check out the images here.
Some of these images will be included along with their stories in our next issue but in the meantime here's a great little telescope to view the Moon, the Meade Infinity 70mm. It's only $249 and that includes a free Moon Map and Filter.
Celestron Evolution 5 Wi-Fi telescope now $2999 with a free carry bag and Celestron eyepiece kit worth over $600.
Save hundreds on a serious beginner's telescope now with bundled accessories.
One of Celestron's most popular telescopes are the NexStar Evolution range. The Evolution 5 builds on the Celestron NexStar 5SE by adding Wi-Fi control via your phone, tablet, or PC as well as a built-in rechargeable battery to power the telescope throughout the evening.
The Evolution 5 is a full GOTO telescope. This means it will find astro objects and then keep track of them in the night sky.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 5
Until the end of June, BINTEL are including a Celestron bag worth $249 to protect your telescope during transport and storage as well as a complete Celestron Eyepiece kit.
A Celestron Telescope Bag
The bundled Celestron Eyepiece normally sells for $399 and contains five additional eyepieces to expand both planetary and widefield views, a Barlow, plus Moon and coloured filters.
All these handy accessories fit into the kit's lockable aluminium carry case which has enough room for the two standard eyepiece that come standard with the Celestron Evolution 5.
Celestron Eyepiece Kit and Carry Case
What are BINTEL team members doing?
"What do you use?" is a pretty common question we get asked.
Some of the BINTEL team members are heading out this long weekend on a whale watching cruise off the Sydney coast. There's been lot of stunning reports of encounters with these magnificent creatures lately and we're pretty excited! Hopefully we'll have some photos and videos to post on the BINTEL Instagram page.
Image via NSW Parks and Wildlife Services
Going along with us will be a pair of Nikon M7 10x42 binoculars.
Why? We've found Nikon binoculars, especially the recently revamped M5 and M7 series to be great optically, providing sharp and bright images. They're also large enough produce fine details without being too heavy.
Nikon M7 10x42 Binoculars
Why not another size? You could also grab a pair of say, 8x42 binoculars. These would have a lower magnification but a wider field of view. This might be a better choice for wildlife that moves around more quickly - for example, bird watching.
Have a chat to BINTEL for the right choice in binoculars and spotting scopes whether it's for day to day use or capturing once in a lifetime memories.
Sky-Watcher EVOLUX 82ED now $1199
We've been hearing good feedback from our customers who've purchased the new Sky-Watcher EVOLUX telescopes for both photographic and visual use.
We've now reduced the price on the larger 82mm version of the EVOLUX to $1199 until the end of July 2022.
Have you entered the BINTEL Meade Polaris 90mm Telescope giveaway yet?
Meade Polaris 90mm Refractor with Equatorial Mount
BINTEL's Meade Telescope giveaway it open until the end of June!
Enter by clicking on the link below. Competition is open until the end of June.
The Meade 90 would make a perfect telescope choice for a serious beginner. The larger 90mm main lens collects about 60% more light than other 70mm beginners' telescopes. It means sharper, brighter views for both deep-sky and Solar System objects. A great telescope for land viewing as well.
Aussie Space News
First of all - NASA will be launching rockets again from Australia for the first time in over 25 years. A series of launches will take place from the Arnhem Space Centre on the Dhupuma Plateau in the Northern Territory. Traditional owners, the Gumatj people, have been consulted with during the project. Spent motor cases and payloads will be collected and removed when the project completed.
These rockets will be used to investigate heliophysics, astrophysics and planetary science phenomena that can only be seen from the southern hemisphere.
You can read more about the project here.
Silver to Australia! Congrats to the Monash University Nova Rover team for scoring second place at the University Rover Challenge held last week at the Mars Desert Research (MDRS) in Utah, USA.
The University Rover Challenge (URC) is the world's premier robotics competition for university students, and draws dozens of entries from every part of the world. You can read more about the Nova Rover Team here.
Next time....Projects for school holidays
We've got some cool Celestron microscope kits for kids and some projects they can work on during the break. Plus we're going to start counting down from the release from the first full colour images from the JWST (James Webb Space Telescope) with some famous telescopes from the past and the discoveries they made.
