Lego Star Tracker V5
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Lego Star Tracker V5 Test 1 – Good Results

Finally Some Good Results with the Tracker I’ve been intently staring at the weather forecast for the…

Lego Star Tracker Version 5
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Lego Star Tracker Version 5 – Designer’s Block

Hurry Up and Wait I spent a few days in Studio mocking up a new version of…

Questions
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Lego Star Tracker V4 Test 5 – I Have Problems

Questions Answered Alright, I’m determined to get my focus right tonight and my batteries are all charged…

Lego Star Tracker Version 4 Test 4
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Lego Star Tracker V4 Test 4 – Lack of Focus

I’m a Moron Sometimes I added a couple of 8 tooth spur gears on the left and…

Pleiades
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Pleiades – Messing About with the Samyang 135mm

A Joy to Use The nights are getting longer here in the North and the shooting conditions…

Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC
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Happy Anniversary – Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC

Surprises! My wife and I just celebrated 20 years together in marriage.  What a journey.  And for…

Deneb Tracked
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Lego Star Tracker V4 Test 3 – A Good Night Tracking

Yes, I Bought Batteries Hopefully, I’ll never repeat that mistake again.  And on that note, I think…

Batteries
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Lego Star Tracker V4 Test 2 – Battery Blues

Beautiful Skies, Dead in the Water This was supposed to be the post where I tell you…

Deneb V4 Test 2 Tracking Success
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Lego Star Tracker V4 Test 1 – Long Wait But It Works!

The Clouds Just Wouldn’t Quit I really wasn’t kidding about Krakow weather.  It hasn’t been terribly bad…

Bright Ideas
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Lego Star Tracker Version 4 – Design Modifications

Exciting Changes Ahead The results from my first tracking session were very encouraging.  Of course, the results…

Lego Star Tracker V3 Test 1 - My First Tracked Photo
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Lego Star Tracker V3 Test 1 – Sizzle or Fizzle?

A Brief Window of Opportunity To my great surprise, the weather folks got it right.  There was…

Lego Star Tracker Version 3
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Lego Star Tracker Version 3 – Minimum Viable Product

Under Pressure Well, a quick look at the forecast tells me I may have a window of…