LighTrack II Portable Camera Tracking Head

By: The Editors of Sky & Telescope February 1, 2016 0

Fornax Mounts
Available in North America through BCS Astro
587-709-3976

Fornax Mounts announces the LighTrack II, a portable camera tracking head for nightscape astrophotography. The LighTrack II attaches to your photographic tripod using a ⅜ thread (or a ¼-20" to ⅜" adapter) and can carry a DSLR or mirror-less camera and lens weighing up to 10 pounds (5 kg). The unit incorporates a friction motor drive that boasts a peak-to-peak unguided tracking error of around 2 arcseconds in exposures of up to 6 minutes. The LighTrack II weighs under 3 pounds (1.3 kg) and can track for about 2 hours before requiring a reset of the drive.

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