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14/04/2026

For those astronomers chasing planets, here’s a little information regarding a planetary triangle forming this week! While not viable for everyone, we’re sure there will be a few people out there hunting the planets 🪐

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08/04/2026

Professor Karl Glazebrook from Swinburne University imaged Artemis II on the way to the moon with a ZWO Seestar S50. Taken from suburban Melbourne.

Check out Karl's tracking app in the first comment below as well.

Amazing what these tiny telescopes can do!

03/04/2026

Take photos of the night sky in style! You can find out all about the OM-3 Astro on our website. What would you photograph first? 📸🪐

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01/04/2026

We’re going back! The team at BINTEL have been closely watching the launch this morning, and will continue to watch as humans return to the moon!

28/03/2026

The Robert Reeves FirstScope by is the perfect kickstart to anyone’s astronomy journey! ⭐️

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24/03/2026

Aliens, Asteroids and Artemis II, oh my!

We've got a little bit of everything in this blog; the potential for life on asteroids, video footage of a comet breaking up, Saturn's new moon count and Artemis II new launch window. You can read all about it here:

Building blocks of life found on another asteroid Just over a year ago we talked about the discovery of some of the building blocks for life being found in samples returned from the asteroid Bennu from the OSIRIS-REx mission. (This is the one where the lid was "stuck" on the sample jar!) Now researc...

15/03/2026

A quick little product showcase for one of our favourites. And yes, that view of the plane is through the Diamondback 10x42s. You can see the propeller moving! Grab your pair today and start experiencing the world like never before 😁🐦‍⬛

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