DIY Astrotracker. Part 1
How to make a DIY astrotracker. Homemade equatorial camera mount. Equatorial wedge.
Parts:
1) 300x200x25 mm board.
2) Door hinge. Any hinge with minimal play will do.
3) Threaded iron rod. Standard M8 (bent to a 282 mm radius).
4) M8 nuts. You'll need 3-4.
5) M8 washers. You don't need to buy them, but they're more reliable. I bought 10.
6) 28BYJ-48 stepper motor.
7) Gears. The size of the gears doesn't matter. You can use any. The main thing is that the gear ratio is around 4.
8) Arduino Uno
9) Power supply. A 9-volt battery or a power bank will do.
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Binoculars - Celestron UpClose G2 10x50
Previous telescope - Celestron AstroMaster 130 EQ reflector
Current telescope - Synta Sky-Watcher BK 707 AZ2 refractor
Eyepieces:
Sky Watcher Wide Angle Super 25 mm eyepiece
23 mm eyepiece
Sky Watcher Wide Angle Super 10 mm eyepiece
9 mm eyepiece
4 mm eyepiece
Barlow lenses:
Sky-Watcher 2x with T-adapter
5x with T-adapter
Filters:
Sturman universal solar filter 60-90 mm for telescopes made from Baader Astrosolar film
Sturman UV-IR CUT filter
Set of colored telescope filters from the "Build Your Own Telescope" magazine
Camera:
Olympus PEN E-PL5
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