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Old 18-06-2017, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by OzEclipse View Post
Mohammed,
Are you asking about portable trackers for eclipse chasing / photography or for astrophotography more generally?

Drive precision and PE specs for eclipse photography are pretty irrelevant. If you use 70-80mm diameter f6-f8 refractors, or a 4-5" f12.5 mak, the longest exposures are only 1-2s for such optics. Even 200" PE won't affect such a short exposure. ..........

Joe
I'd agree with Joe's comments here, but you might want to look what you'll do with the tracker after the massive two and a half minutes use you might get during a total solar eclipse.

The PE of the unit will define how long an exposure you can take at a particular focal length without getting eggy stars...things get far more terse after 200 mm or so.
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