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Did you notice the plug Bintel got a plug live on air?
Not intentional on their part I am sure but on talking to one of the "Viewers" for the record attempt (This is the second record attempt, I am not sure that it has much to do with the ABC other than perhaps them jumping on board and plugging the blazes out of it as part of the program) Anyway, the bloke they were talking to they were mentioning that he was only just ready as he had driven up to Siding Spring for it and had to set up his "New Bintel scope" (Or some such wording) for the first time which arrived just in time to bring it.
Edit: Mentioned by Andy above while I was typing.
The scopes look like the same ones as last time around. They may be "Cheap tat" but how many families would come and take part if the price of admission was a couple of hundred. I was at the last one a couple of years ago and it was exactly the same, loads of people with the $10 telescope but quite a few more serious instruments set up with the usual queue of people waiting for a look and a keen operator/owner describing it all.
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