Finally saw what all the fuss was about with those star trackers

I've been shooting astro on a tripod for 3 years and always thought star trackers were just expensive toys for people with too much money. Borrowed a buddy's Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer 2i last weekend out near Yosemite and got a 4 minute exposure of Andromeda that actually showed the dust lanes. Guess I'm saving up $400 now. Anyone else eat their words after trying a tracker for the first time?

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bettys5120d agoProlific Poster

Wait, you lasted 3 years without trying one? I fought it for 2 years and finally caved last winter. That first tracked shot of Orion where the stars were pin sharp and the nebula popped was just unreal, I felt like a total dork for waiting so long. What mount are you thinking about getting?

jamesf2620d ago

@bettys51 yeah I was dead set against tracking for SO long but you totally flipped my thinking with that Orion shot. Star Adventurer GTi is what I'm looking at.