Unistellar eQuinox 2 now at BINTEL - ideal for astronomy from the city and suburbs

Celestron Spotting Scopes - Compact, powerful models for when you're on the move

Astro Night Torch giveaway - two astronomy torches free to win for our newsletter subscribers

Celestron Sky-Portal -Wi-Fi for your Celestron Mount or GOTO telescope

The Sun's next big show - do you want to see the 2024 Solar Eclipse in Texas?

Neutrinos - Observing the Milky Way without light

Dennis White posted his first successful attempt at astrophotography to the BINTEL Society Facebook Group. He used a Celestron 6" SCT on a Celestron Advanced VX mount and a Canon EOS 80D.  More details here.

Unistellar eQuinox 2 now in store- at BINTEL  - The latest Smart Telescope for the city and suburbs 

The first of the Unistellar eQuinox 2 Smart Telescopes to arrive in Australia is now at BINTEL.  Pop in to have a chat to us about them.

These Unistellar telescopes feature tech that while not totally eliminating the worst effects of light pollution, reduces them dramatically.

It's a relaxing and easy to observe and take astro images from the city and suburbs using your phone or iPad/tablet.

Celestron Humming Bird Spotting Scopes - perfect combo of power and portability

The Celestron Hummingbird spotting scopes are in stock at BINTEL now.

Celestron Hummingbird 9-27 x 56mm spotting scope

These are large aperture but super compact spotting scopes. 

There are two versions - the standard version as well as "ED" model which features even higher quality optics. 

Both of the Celestron Hummingbird Spotting Scopes zoom from 9 through to 27 times magnification. This means they effectively range from an average pair of binoculars to two- or three-times closer views.  They can be used handheld at lower magnifications and mounted on standard photographic tripod for steady views at higher powers.  We'd suggest the Celestron Hummingbird is an ideal travelling companion and perfect for:

• Whale watching
• Long distance bird watching
• Nature and scenery views
• Butterflies, plants, trees, inspections etc using its 2m close focus

Astro Night Torch giveaway - two astronomy torches free to win for our newsletter subscribers

The good folks at Astro Night have provided BINTEL two of their popular BG-58 astronomy torches as a giveaway to our newsletter subscribers. We'll pick two winners at random and announce them next week.

Apart from being torches well suited for your observing session, they're also handy USB power banks along with some other cool features. 

The Astro Night Headlamp V-340 at $45.95 has turned out to be a favourite with many of our BINTEL customers as well. 

Cool gadget of the week -  Celestron SkyPortal 

We get often get requests about upgrading to Wi-Fi from our customers with Celestron GOTO mounts and telescopes such as Celestron NexStar 4SE, 6SE, 5SE or 8SE telescopes, Advanced VX or CGX mounts s and more. 

If you have just about any modern Celestron motorised telescope or mount, the Celestron SkyPortal module can easily convert it to full Wi-Fi control via your phone, tablet/iPad or PC. 

Your Celestron telescope or mount can be controlled by the Celestron SkyPortal app. (This app is free, can be downloaded, and used even if you don't have Celestron gear. You'll find it on the Apple and Google app stores.)

The SkyPortal is a simple way to upgrade the ease of use and capabilities of your Celestron.

Feel like a Texan Total Solar Eclipse? - Enjoy the 2024 event with Professor Fred Watson

There's not too many things that really are "once in a life" sort of events - but right up there would be a trip to the USA next April with Professor Fred Watson to explore space facilities in Texas and Florida AND witness a Total Solar Eclipse. 

More details from the link below.

A new map of the Milky Way- Seeing the sky with ghostly Neutrinos

For as long as humanity has plodded across the watery blue marble we call Earth, we've looked up, wondered at, and recorded the light of the Milky Way - our home galaxy - as it stretches across the night sky. 

Now astronomers have mapped the Milky Way in Neutrinos. These are tiny, subatomic particles that weigh almost nothing and hardly interact at all with normal, everyday matter. They also stream through us and everything that surrounds us in vast number. 

Click below to find out how Astronomers draw a new map of the Milky Way using these Ghostly Neutrinos and what they discovered.

Next week - did time really run slower in the early Universe??