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Another barn door tracker
Hi all,
Here is the result of too many clouds, a slapped together manual 1 rpm barn-door tracker. Images 2/3 are 100% crop 2 min exposures @ 24mm (full frame camera) untracked/tracked, images 4/5 are 100% crop 1 min exposures @ 105mm untracked/tracked, images 6/7 are full size of images 2/3.
I was cranking a little fast compared to the second hand on the clock that I was watching (which is apparent by the small trailing in the opposite direction). I also have made a couple of adjustments to make the motion smoother, but overall I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome.
I have a 12V low speed high torque DC motor and motor controller on order from eBay...
Cheers
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