However, if you want to take your astrophotography to the next level, both telescopes and star trackers could be the answer. Here is just some of the equipment used by the shortlisted photographers.

Provides the ability to track any object in the sky, day or night. High precision allows for long exposures when capturing photographs.

More modern astrophotography rigs use a photo sensor that keeps a fix on one or more stars, moving the camera that is mounted on top of the tracker with just the right amount to get a sharp image.

Astrophotography is one of those things ... We’ve covered cheap DIY star trackers before on Hackaday, but this design posted on Thingiverse by [Tinfoil_Haberdashery] is perhaps the easiest ...

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