photomatt wrote:
dirtpusher wrote:
what it post-to do
spose to track the stars... for longer exposure time without the trails
just point the hinge at the north star and turn the handle once a minute (actually a quarter turn every 15 seconds)
we shall see
It is a poor mans (i.e. one axis) equatorial mount. A mounting having two axes of motion, one parallel to the earth's axis and one at right angles to it.
I thought that it was only necessary for exposures longer than twelve minutes? Very well done.