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Wasted $200 on a cheap star tracker that couldn't handle my DSLR
I bought one of those $200 star trackers off Amazon last month for astrophotography. Figured it'd be good enough to get started with my Canon and a 50mm lens. First night out, it couldn't even track for 30 seconds without the stars turning into little trails. Tried balancing it different ways, read every forum tip I could find, nothing helped. My buddy let me borrow his iOptron SkyGuider Pro and the difference was night and day. Wish I just saved up for something decent from the start. Anyone else get burned by a budget tracker?
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the_kevin7d ago
The SkyGuider Pro is actually closer to $400, not $200, so that's quite the jump in quality.
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campbell.david7d ago
$400? That's a real shocker @the_kevin, thought it was much less.
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