We try to share topical news and information about space and space photography as well as information about new astronomy products and anything else that crosses our desks we think you might be interested in!
Christmas and New Year 2023 Trading hours
It’s that time of the year again! The BINTEL showroom in Glebe and in-person phone and support services are open normal hours throughout December Monday to Friday from 9.30am to…
How do spacecraft on the other side of the Sun keep working?
What happens to robotic spacecraft when the Sun gets between the Earth and them? Astronomers eagerly wait for when the planets in Solar System beyond the Earth line up with…
Do you have an old pair of binoculars? What can you do with them?
Many people have an old pair of binoculars in the back of a cupboard or in a bottom drawer. As the weather warms, it’s a perfect time for some nature…
Sky-Watcher AZ-Go2 Telescopes
Sky-Watcher has released a new series of “GOTO” telescopes – the AZ-Go2 range. The Sky-Watcher 114/450 AZ-Go2 Reflector telescope The AZ-Go2 mount There are several models in this new range,…
International Observe the Moon Night – 21st Oct 2023
The annual global celebration of observing the Moon. International Observe the Moon night was first held in 2010 and is organised by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission team, as well…
Introduction to Globular Clusters
Globular Clusters are some of the most fascinating objects in the night sky, as well as being spectacular deep-sky targets for telescopes of all sizes. One of the best globular…
Congrats to Andy Casely for his APOD
A NASA APOD is regarded as one of the highest recognitions that an astrophotographer can receive. Long time BINTEL customer and supporter Andy Casely was featured in today’s APOD for…
What’s the most distant star?
One question we’re asked at BINTEL all the time is “how far can I see?” The answer is sometimes surprising! In the Solar System the most distant object we can…
When Planets go Rogue
Up until only a few decades ago, every planet we knew existed in the Universe as well as all asteroids and comets, orbited the Sun. Since the first planet outside…
Observing the Milky Way with Neutrinos
The arc of the Milky Way above our heads at night has been seen and recorded for as long as humans have existed. We see the Milky Way in visible…
Gravitational Waves spreading across the Universe
A team of Astronomers from across the globe, The NANOGrav collaboration, this week announced they’d observed a faint sign of a background signal or “hum” of Gravitational Waves that’s spread…
NASA reveals building blocks for life on a Saturn moon
NASA this week announced that further study of data received from the Cassini mission to Saturn has revealed the presence of phosphorous on its moon, Enceladus. Hi resolution image of…