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It's been an amazing year in the Smart Telescope arena. When I wrote the the 2023 BINTEL guide to Smart Telescopes almost 18 months ago, we knew they were becoming popular but even the crew here at BINTEL has been...

BINTEL's initial shipments of the Celestron Origin Intelligent Home Observatory, the new high end smart telescope by Celestron has quickly sold out. More are on the way and expected at BINTEL in November 2024. You can secure one with a...

With whale watching season underway and winter scenery on offer, pop into to see BINTEL if you’re seeking out the best possible spotting scope to take full advantage of your views and travels. Our retail premises in Glebe, on the...

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 6″ is an ideal telescope for observing Saturn and Jupiter – plus lots more! The Celestron StarSense Explorer range has certainly made the Universe vastly more accessible in recent years.  Across all models, they feature...

There’s something strange going on with the planets on the outer edge of the Solar System…. For centuries, astronomers have been using slight oddities in the motion of  known planets to uncover other planets. Probably the most famous of these...

It’s no secret that we’re all very fond of the DWARF II Smart Telescope here at BINTEL. Some of our staff have even purchased one for their own personal use! Overnight, our friends at DWARF Lab announced their new telescope,...

When was it? The peak of the Great Aurora of 2024 occurred around the 10th,  11th and 12th of May 2024 depending on where you were . Aurora, or lights in the parts of the Earth’s atmosphere which are usually...