Article · Night Sky Pix
How To Build A Barn Door Tracker: DIY Guide To Creating Your Homemade Star Tracker
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
Step-by-step plan for building a barn door tracking mount from wood and hardware, with notes on sighting along the hinge for polar alignment using a laser or tube.
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