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How to Use a Star Tracker: Setup and Polar Alignment

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How to Use a Star Tracker: Setup and Polar Alignment

61,397 views October 26, 2018 15:58

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ChannelDark Skies with Matt Quinn

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In this episode of Dark Skies I dig into using Star Trackers for astrophotography (also known as equatorial mounts). I share how you go about setting a tracker up, how to polar align and some tips for getting good results. The tracker I talk about is the SkyWatcher Star Adventurer. It's a small portable tracker that you can fit in your camera bag or backpack.

Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
2:15 - Setup
5:31 - Anatomy of a Star Tracker
6:55 - Illuminating the scope
8:41 - Polar Alignment
11:37 - Example Images
12:30 - Tips
14:20 - Outro

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Dark Skies with Matt Quinn published this 15:58 video tutorial on October 26, 2018. It has been watched 61,397 times on YouTube.

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