Dave, > >I'm looking for ideas on field-aligning a polar mount for cameras and/or >small telescopes. I will be travelling to Europe this August for the total >solar eclipse (see - sundials won't work!), and will be bringing along a >portable tracking camera mount. >
My first reaction is why all the bother. I've taken photos with telescopes at a total eclipse before and the whole thing doesn't last very long, but more importantly its quite bright so the exposures are not very long, hence accurate tracking is not needed. Cheers, John Professor John P.G.Shepherd Physics Department University of Wisconsin-River Falls 410 S. 3rd. St. River Falls,WI 54022 Phone (715)-425-3196, eve. (715)-425-6203 Fax (715)-425-0652 44.88 degrees N, 92.71 degrees W.