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.