Bintel has developed these tools for the astronomy community to enjoy. The astronomy calculator is a powerful way to simulate equipment combinations and see how they will perform. We also provide and maintain a calendar and map for astronomy events and societies as well as a sky-focussed weather forecast and narrowband colour preview tool for your images.

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We have a number of re-boxed items available at discounted prices. Please visit our store and ask our friendly staff about our ex-display models.

Some models currently available include:

• Astromaster 130EQ
• Astromaster 114EQ
• (Prices range from $200-$400)

October  : It’s a slow month for astronomical transients, except for Mars! Mars is at opposition on the 14th so it’s nice and apparently large basically the entire month. As a bonus it will be close to the full moon on the 2nd and 3rd but also on the 29th. The Orionid meteor shows starts now also so lookout for “shooting stars” radiating from the Orion region which rises in the east around Midnight with all it’s summer classic nebulae. In the meantime, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are available in the early evening, the Helix Nebula is very high as is NGC 253 Sculptor Galaxy. Pleiades is also getting higher in the early hours of the morning.

Waxing Gibbous Moon The moon is currently in AriesThe moon is 12 days old

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