Happy New Year!

Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

There are many challenges over the new year and the burgeoning adventure for film will unfold over the coming months. As the invention of film photography did not eliminate painting and drawing, so will the media of silver gelatin and other processes endure for the future. The big players have to rescale and new ones arise. These are interesting times for film!

Introduction to Astro-Photography - Easy Project

Jerry Lodriguss has a beginners book on astro-photography, taking pictures of the night sky! Try out his easy project, a barn door tracker. This device is an easy to make and easy to use device to follow the motion of the stars. It allows you to take clear shots of stars with no tails or streaks.

Taking only two pieces of wood, two tee nuts, a round nut, two bolts (all 1/4" by 20tpi) and a hinge, this project is inexpensive and easy for anyone handy. The key is to place the winding bolt at 290mm from the center of the hinge.

Winter is a great time to explore the sky in the North, as the air is dry from the cold and the sky often clear.