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Milkyway with the Omegon MiniTrack LX3

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andrei1989 Regular Member • Posts: 206
Milkyway with the Omegon MiniTrack LX3
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I was looking around at some star trackers and being a bit put off by the price…wasn‘t willing to spend 5-600€ on a motorized tracker…then i found the Omegon MiniTrack, a mechanical star tracker, without batteries and also without any automated features for 150€

At first i was ready to send it back as i couldn‘t get any night with clear skies but finally 2 days ago there was a clear night. First try wasn‘t really successful, probably due to bad polar alignment, IBIS still on or me walking around the tripod and causing some movements… Second try, however, really impressed me.

This was a 2 photo stack for the sky with the X-S10 and samyang 12mm, ISO 320, 320seconds exposure and a 200second exposure for the foreground, which didn‘t turn out particularly well, but i think it works… Now i just have to get out and practice more and work on my compositing skills…

Comment & critique:
Please provide me constructive critique and criticism.
Fujifilm X-S10
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Merts Regular Member • Posts: 108
Re: Milkyway with the Omegon MiniTrack LX3

Perfect!

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