tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-154970332011-04-22T02:53:23.263+08:00Starnamer's BlogWelcome to Starnamer's Blog! Hope you enjoy your stay!Starnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497033.post-62586453060835646632008-11-19T23:04:00.013+08:002008-11-23T18:31:18.938+08:00My new website!!! Check it out!!Check out my new multiply website!http://wyeepeng.multiply.comI have uploaded many good and useful resources there!EnjoyStarnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497033.post-1126150478640633352005-09-08T11:30:00.000+08:002006-05-19T21:16:13.663+08:00Astrophotos using Barn Door Tracker (2nd Version)IntroductionSometime after I have completed the 2nd version modifications of my barn door tracker, I finally got out to give it a test. My main subjects were still constellations with 1 series of moon shots. Each shot required minutes of long exposure, so I was not able to complete the whole roll in a single night and had to do it in 2 separate nights. In between the 2 nights was a very long Starnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497033.post-1125997902659764442005-09-06T17:11:00.000+08:002005-09-07T17:26:42.086+08:00Astrophotos using Barn Door Tracker (1st Version)The SettingAfter I completed my 1st version of the barn door tracker, I quickly took it on my first guided astrophotography field trip. I can't really remember how long ago was that. I guess it was a few years back. The location I set up my stuff was an open space near my block. At that time, the open space was still undeveloped and was relatively dark. However, the expressway was just nearby, soStarnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497033.post-1125889658801965772005-09-05T10:58:00.000+08:002005-09-07T12:36:39.223+08:00My Single-Arm Manually-Driven Barn Door Star Tracker (Scotch Mount)What's a barn door tracker?For those who are familiar with it, a barn door tracker is also known as "Scotch Mount" or "Haig Mount". It is a type of mounting which sits between the camera and its tripod (and probably other stuff) to provide celestial motion guidance or compensation for the camera during long exposures of the night sky.A person trying to photograph the night sky can simply use a Starnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497033.post-1128607563862134142005-09-04T21:05:00.000+08:002005-10-15T22:46:17.660+08:00My very first astrophotos (untracked)!Here are 2 photos taken using a stationary camera (without any tracking mechanism). They are truly my very first astrophotos.Constellation: Ursa Major (Great Bear, Big Dipper, Northern Dipper)Date/Time: Many years agoCamera: Yashica FX-3 Super (2nd-hand Manual SLR)Cable Release: Mechanical cable releaseLens: Yashica 50mm 1:1.9Film: Fujifilm negative film. Can't remember the ISO. should be ISO100.Starnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15497033.post-1125889929352099992005-09-04T10:10:00.000+08:002005-10-15T22:45:34.380+08:00My Little Life with AstronomyA Simple IntroductionYou can simply call me Charles. I am a Singaporean Chinese coming to my 30s, living in a housing estate in an area some of you might call it the "suburbs". In Singapore, we call it "new town" although the estate is already more than 10 plus years. Singapore as some of you might know, is a very small country of about 40km by 20km in area. It's current population is around 3 toStarnamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106942689684264797noreply@blogger.com0