Using an astro tracker

[wack61]

I wasn't looking for an astro tracker but thanks to a very poorly described one I'm now the owner of this


The picture was just the alloy tracker and it just said "with tripod" so nobody bid serious money on it

Could've been a tripod from Asda but luckily it wasn't

Just got to work out how it works now

no instructions

 

[Box Brownie]

Looks like a serious bit of kit!

Hopefully there are identification marks on it to aid finding instructions online???

 

[GeordieStew]

AstroTrac TT320X-AG by the looks of it.

 

[Box Brownie]

As something I know nowt about I had to dig a bit to understand it and came across this Fred Miranda page where he talks about setting it up etc.......

Nightscapes with AstroTrac TT320X-AG

 

[wack61]

Thanks for that, found this so I can start , if it ever stops raining

Support | UK | AstroTrac

Explore frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips when using the AstroTrac for your astrophotography.

www.astrotrac.com

 

[Box Brownie]

I found the specific support page here with links to pdf manual etc

Support | UK | AstroTrac

Explore frequently asked questions and troubleshooting tips when using the AstroTrac for your astrophotography.

www.astrotrac.com

Oops! Same page.......I had clicked on the drop down and thought my copy URL was on the product link(next one under 'General'.

Best of luck with the learning curve and to getting some great starscape images

 

[wack61]

Thanks , I've also just found out how much it cost new

 

[lindsay]

I have one of these, actually never used in anger, that I bought at Astrofest about 8 years ago for circa £600 new with polarscope. One of these days...

 

[Box Brownie]

Thanks , I've also just found out how much it cost new

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I take you got real bargain then?

 

[wack61]

£190 + comission , about £230, if the auctioneers had bothered to take the tripod out of the bag and spend 5 minutes setting it up it'd have gone got a lot more , I'm thankful they're lazy

 

[LeeRatters]

Wow! Very nice!

Not something you're putting in your backpack and hiking up a mountain with or taking wild camping though!

 

[wack61]

None of that is likely though , it does fit inside the tube and in a bag so it's very portable

 

[footman]

That is a very serious piece of kit, wishing you Clear Skies!

 

[Petrochemist]

My astrotracker is a much smaller (& more limited) bit of kit basically just a GPS for the camera that allows the IBIS to track the stars. I've never got round to trying it properly due to poor skies (clouds when I've been away & light pollution nearer home). Maybe one day!

 

[wack61]

My wife isn't so impressed

I set it up , her firsts words

Oi , you can get R2D2 out of my living room

 

[David_Mug]

It's not R2D2 - It's a state of the art ironing board. I'll get my coat.

 

[Krisstiffer]

Just hope you get the same level of luck with the weather!!