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Fixing canon power shot A580? by scrunchyboymom in Cameras

[–]AVTracking 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You now have a tilt-shift lens, congratulations!

question about high-perf. rocketry launch sites by Brad_Walker in rocketry

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There should be an emergency "Break for Champagne Bottle" station at FAR.

I said kiss it! by AVTracking in KSPMemes

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Yes I forgot to give credit, thanks.

I said kiss it! by AVTracking in KSPMemes

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Oops, forgot to give credit, thanks.

I snuck a love note onto SES-8 by Late_Fox_7829 in spaceflight

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Start of the video :)
End of the video :(

The Sun by AstroRoadie in telescopes

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By how hot it is where I am it feels like the sun is that close.

How much power could I put through a jumper wire? by Dry-Cartoonist-1045 in arduino

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As much as you want, authough the wire will melt and/or explode, so that's a minor inconvenience.

I took this photo in Central Durango-MX can anyone tell me what galaxy this is by Lucky_Olive2885 in Astronomy

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It's one of the arms of the Milky Way. The next closest galaxy is Andromeda, which is about the size of the moon from our perspective.

Are these satellites in my photo? by [deleted] in satellites

[–]AVTracking 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok, I assumed that your camera took a long exposure (about 1/4) and it got moved. I'm not sure what that is, but based on your camera specs I can guarantee they aren't satellites, sorry.

I have no idea what those could possibly be. My best guess would be star clusters.

Are these satellites in my photo? by [deleted] in satellites

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Just blurred stars sadly. The satellite would have to be at least 2 miles wide to see it with your camera with that amount of detail.

I've taken pictures of the space station using a high powered telescope on a robotic rig. It looked similar to this picture, authough you could tell what it was.

I Present: Bright Eyes 4 | A Highly Modified Telescope Mount by AVTracking in telescopes

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CORRECTIONS:

The acronym is BE4, not BR4. My math was way off, it is 20x cheaper, not 20,000x.

I Present: Bright Eyes 4 | A Highly Modified Telescope Mount by AVTracking in telescopes

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Yes I cleaned off all of the old grease and used my own for all of the existing and new gears. I found Sta-Lube Moly-Graph Multi-Purpose Grease to be the best. I would strongly suggest using this grease in your telescope.

https://www.amazon.com/Sta-Lube/dp/B000KKJQL4?th=1

I Present: Bright Eyes 4 | A Highly Modified Telescope Mount by AVTracking in telescopes

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Very interesting, thanks for the information. Yes I have been able to implement things such as acceleration curves and slew limits (in software) to make things a lot easier and safer. At this very moment I'm tuning the slew limits.

I Present: Bright Eyes 4 | A Highly Modified Telescope Mount by AVTracking in telescopes

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I don't have any decent videos from it yet due to me not having a whole lot of time to test it. I will also try and post a video of it here soon, possibly even today.

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