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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• Astromaster 130EQ
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December  : December begins with a nearly full moon which means it also ends with one, which would normally mean they are classified as “blue moons” but technically that first one was 6 hours before December began. The big event for this month is another conjunction but this time Jupiter and Saturn get so close on December 21st, within half a degree (a Moon’s width), they will likely be visible in the same field of view for most telescopes. A few days earlier on the 17th the Moon joins them for a decent triangle of all three.

All the classic summer targets are back to the North including the Pleiades, Horsehead nebula, Flame Nebula, Orion, & Rosette. If you have modest equipment and want to try for something fainter but larger you can try the Witch Head nebula or Barnards Loop which is so large you won’t need a telescope necessarily but can be challenging to tease out without a dark sky or hydrogen / IR sensitive camera. Good luck & clear skies!

Waning Gibbous Moon The moon is currently in CancerThe moon is 19 days old

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