>>4499447Yeah not brilliant. Kinda want to make a sidereal mount using an arduino and stepper motor now, seems like it’s not too difficult of a project, but getting it positioned properly seems like it could be a hassle.
I’d also want some sort of exposure meter that works in very low light levels, though maybe a simple guide/calculator tool would be sufficient. Years ago I attempted to disassemble my cheap remote flash button and add a digitally controllable timer for long exposures, but at some point I gave up and assembled it again.
>>4499453Chilly here, 10C days when it was over 20C just a few days ago. But I had my long johns on.
Were you anywhere close to the city centre? I tried some long exposure star photography in the Auckland Domain 7 years ago when I was at uni there, but I never really got any worthwhile results. Too impatient, too cold, and definitely a lot of light pollution. Havelock North is definitely less bad, but it would be much better 5km out or more.
