Camera Mounts

#1 · April 27, 2023, 7:52 am

Each of these are for sale at $10 each. They attach to camera bottom with 1/4-20 screws and to tripod with 1/4-20 screws.

Hinge Sky Tracker for Astrophotography allows you to take long time exposures with your camera. Point the hinge pivot joint at the pole and rotate the screw 1 revolution every 48 seconds. Hinge to screw = 8.7”; Screw = 10-32 = .031”/turn; Arcsine .031/8.7 = 0.2 degrees; 360 degrees = 24 hours so 1 degree = 4 min so 0.2 degrees = 48 sec/screw revolution = sidereal rate close enough

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To Purchase or Examine any of our Telescopes or Accessories, call Jim Wehmer 217-714-7786. He has most of this equipment at his house or can retrieve it from the observatory for you. Arrange a time to go to his house and he will place it on his front porch for you to examine or take home to try it out. Because of the virus, this way the social interactions will be very safe.