Star Tracker III Motor Stand Off

Star Tracker III Motor Stand Off, View II

Star Tracker III Motor Stand Off, View III

Star Tracker III Motor Stand Off, View IV

Prototype Tripod Base Plate, View I

Prototype Tripod Base Plate, View II

Prototype Tripod Base Plate, View III

Custom Contoured Motor Mount

Custom Contoured Motor Mount, View II

Tripod Mount Base Plate

View of the Motor Shaft Access Hatch

Shaft Access Hatch, with Cover

Reticule Finder Mount - Bottom

Reticule Finder Mount - Top

Tripod Ball Head, on Base Plate

Star Tracker III without Polar alignment finder

Star Tracker III without Polar alignment finder, View II

Lightened Bottom of Star tracker III baseplate

Star Tracker III with Polar alignment finder

Star Tracker III with Polar alignment finder, View II

First Test Shot

A 5 minute exposure done with the Startracker III, with a rough polar alignment. Canon 7D with a 24mm TS-E II lens

Test image #2

This is a 5 minute x 5 exposure test stack (but not otherwise processed) with the Star Tracker III. The bright object in the center of the frame is Jupiter (2 moons are visible in the original frame). The mount tracking has been validated and appears to be tracking with a high degree of accuracy. So the few pixels of drift in this image is most likely due to the polar alignment, which is still being tested. The best method is still yet to be identified. No flats were used, so there are several dust motes.

Polar scope mount front

This will be used to connect a Losmandy Polar scope, for accurate polar alignment of the Star Tracker III.

Rear View of Polar scope mount