Perhaps this is where to discuss cheaper alternatives
My main LIFE goal right now it watch and photograph the April 8 2024 Total Solar Eclipse as my location has great duration
Would this work? The reviews indicate it worked fine with the 2017 event which I saw here also
https://www.amazon.com/SkyWatcher-S2...00Z4HVOVS?th=1
Tin Can
Thanks Jon, and yes I am happy to have that tripod for such a big, heavy rig!!
I'm also interested in smaller, camera-only tracking mounts. There seems to be a lot of interest in that lately and a variety of products available.
This may be a small solution
https://www.amazon.com/ECH-630-Astro.../dp/B07BFFT7JL
Tin Can
Thanks, Randy, I hadn't heard about that one. Here's some more: https://astrobackyard.com/star-track...rophotography/
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My DIY wide field version is not high-tech enough. It only cancels out the diurnal motion of the earth for about 2 minutes. It's based on the mathematical sine of an angle in degrees is approximately equal to an angle in radians for small angles (< 10˚)
Barn Door Tracker by tuco, on Flickr
Last edited by tuco; 22-Sep-2020 at 13:08. Reason: Oops
Great job, Tuco!
“You often feel tired, not because you've done too much, but because you've done too little of what sparks a light in you.”
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Yes good job and thanks for telling us ‘The Hinge’ only works for 2 minutes!
Tin Can
Originally Posted by Peter De Smidt
Thanks. Also the wider the lens the better it works. The method of rotating the barn doors on the hinge limits the time.
Nice tuco! I've got to look closer at weight / focal length restrictions on the available products. I want to be able to use it with my Pentax 67 and a long lens so much heavier than the typical DSLR setup (or mirrorless now which are even lighter).
I'd like to use Nikon 300 f/2.8.
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