What's in-store for 2024 - NASA sending humans back to the Moon, a major Solar Eclipse and more!

Did Santa leave an astro gift under the Christmas tree? - Eyepiece suggestions for your new telescope 

Celestron NexYZ - Super easy way to take photos through a telescope with your phone

Meade LX90 10" - a serious telescope to kick off 2024

Celestron TrailSeeker Tripod for cameras, spotting scopes and binoculars - just $199

BINTEL is now an Optolong Dealer - new filters arriving soon

Next Week - the BINTEL 2024 eyepiece guide

A winning entry from the BINTEL Astrophotography competition taken by Paul Montague.

This image is of galaxy Centaurus A and taken with an 8-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescope, across about 67 hours total exposure with a ZWO ASI294MM-Pro camera. Congrats Paul!

To be featured, you can send us your Astro and Nature images here or post them the BINTEL Society Facebook Group where you can join more than 1.6k fellow astronomy and nature fanatics! 

What's in-store for 2024 - NASA sending humans back to the Moon, a major Solar Eclipse and more

There are several robotic missions to the Moon and the search for life in the outer Solar System expands.

It's going to be a busy year ahead for space and astronomy in 2024! Plenty of new missions planned to further explore the Solar System, humans return to the Moon, a major Solar Eclipse and more. Highlights of 2024 via the link below. 

Did Santa leave an astro gift under the Christmas tree? - Eyepiece suggestions for your new telescope

BINTEL has an extensive range of eyepieces - have a chat to us about your best option.

BINTEL Premium Eyepieces are a handy upgrade to the eyepieces that are included with most new telescopes. They make viewing more comfortable for those who use eyeglasses and the higher magnifications are ideal for viewing the Moon and planets like Jupiter and Saturn. They're super sharp right to the field of view too. 

The BINTEL Plossl range of eyepieces have been a favourite of astronomers for decades! They complement the eyepieces included with your new telescope, providing a wide range of magnifications and sharp, clear views.  

The Celestron Eyepiece and Filter kit contains 14 pieces that will expand the usability of just about any telescope. 5 Plossl eyepieces, a 2x Barlow, filters, and a lockable aluminium carry case with spare space for your existing eyepieces. 

Highly recommended by BINTEL.

Celestron NexYZ - Super easy way to take photos through a telescope with your phone

Works with binoculars and spotting scopes as well. 

The Celestron NexYZ is strange looking but easy to operate gizmo that does just one thing - it lets you accurately position your phone over your telescope's eyepiece to help you take photos of what the telescope is showing you. 

If you've ever tried to do this by hand, you'll know holding your phone still and just right can be frustrating and tricky. The $109 Celestron NexYZ make this a far simpler and less stressful experience! 

Meade LX90 10" - a serious telescope to kick off 2024

Highly flexible telescope for visual and astro imaging. 

We've tweaked the price slightly on the 10" version of one of the most popular telescopes ever produced for amateur astronomers who are serious about both visual observing and taking astro photos. 

The Meade LX90 features the Meade ACF (Advanced Coma Free) optics, a fully computerised dual arm fork mount and solid tripod. If you'd to find out more about the 10" Meade LX90, call us on 02 9518 7255 or click on the link below.  The 10" Meade LX90 from BINTEL is available for immediate delivery. 

Celestron TrailSeeker Tripod for cameras, spotting scopes and binoculars - now just $199

Great all-purpose tripod now reduced in price.

The Celestron TrailSeeker tripod is now $199 at BINTEL.

This lightweight but sturdy tripod is perfect for cameras, spotting scopes and binoculars with a tripod adaptor. It also features a minimum of lever-flipping or knob twirling to adjust or lock the tripod into position.  The maximum carrying capacity of the TrailSeeker Tripod is around 4kg.  Full details from the link below. 

BINTEL is now an Optolong Dealer - new filters arriving soon

Popular astronomical filters arriving soon at BINTEL - and at great prices too!

Optolong filters have been used to capture some amazing astro photos. They produce filters for:

• Deep-Sky
• Wide field astro
• Planetary images
• DSLR Cameras

Optolong products are being uploaded to the BINTEL website and we'll feature them in detail over the coming weeks. 

Just in - major Celestron product on the way

The world's leading telescope maker, Celestron, dropped a teaser a few hours ago about a major new product being released in the coming days. We'll have full details in next week's newsletter.

Next week - An in-depth eyepiece guide. Explanation of the different types and selecting the best one for your telescope.