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Old 21st of July 2012 (Sat)   #1
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So this is my zhummell 114 eclipse tripod which I have cannibalized into whats hopefully an ok star tracker for now. The clouds have been out lately so I have no way to even try and sync up the motor on a celestial object as of yet but I am looking forwards to a clear night in the next couple of days. Does anyone have any suggestions for me when I use this design?

3 by LMNO Sunset Deluxe, on Flickr

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Wow I had forgotten about how crappy my old kodak camera performs in low light, I used it to take these shots, no wonder they went out of business.
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Old 23rd of July 2012 (Mon)   #2
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Looks nice, please share some results.
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