Shelf III · Camera
Tracking Mounts and Polar Alignment
“Past twenty seconds my stars turn into little dashes and I do not know how to stop it.”
- Phone or camera + tripod
- Tracking mount
STAR ATLAS · 12 courses · 3 routes
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Four shelves, from your first night with no equipment to processing a night of deep-sky frames. Search, or narrow it down by what you already own.
2 courses
Shelf IV · Deep sky
Deep-Sky Imaging with a Small Refractor
“I have the mount and a small telescope, and I want to photograph a nebula, not just look at one.”
- Phone or camera + tripod
- Tracking mount
- A telescope