Motorized Barn Door Tracker

No arduino no stepper motors no gears just a simple motor turning a threaded rod this barn door tracker rotates your camera at the exact same rate as the rotation of our planet a requirement for taking long exposure photos.

Motorized barn door tracker.

The track is attached to the building by brackets. A barn door tracker is a camera attachment camera mount used to capture long exposures of night sky images. It is a simple but effective way of eliminating the star trail effect of night sky photography without expensive equipment. These brackets give the track stability and strength and prevent the enclosed track from opening up over time.

Motorized barn door tracker the barn door mount gets it s name from the fact that it s basically a wooden board with a door hinge. Configurations include single or dual door panels in a bi parting configuration quad bi parting panels and staggered panels. Shoot stars planets and other nebulae with a camera that is. You mount your camera on the door then aim the hinge straight at the north star polaris.

The autoslide can be mounted two different ways to automate a barn door. Sliding door system automate your sliding patio door barn door or closet door. Box track is a top hung system where the track is mounted over an opening. The most compact tracking mount on the market it s also the least expensive.

Door panels are outfitted with hanger assemblies that ride in the enclosed track. It is a simple alternative to attaching a camera to a motorized equatorial mount. You can buy fancy motorized equatorial mounts for telescopes and cameras but it s way cheaper and more satisfying to build your own simple barn door tracking mount using a long bolt or threaded rod as a drive screw. First you can mount it to the header on the opposite side of where the barn door hardware is installed.

You will need a gap of a half inch between the door and wall to allow the track to slide with door along the wall. The second option is to floor mount the system on the side of the door where the barn door hardware is located. While there are many commercial mounts to track the sky here we will discuss a simple way to construct a mount that will costs less than 100 complete with a motor to drive the screw. The nyx tracker is a motorized barn door star tracking astrophotography mount designed for those who want accurate widefield tracking without breaking the bank.

Autoslide designs easy to use automatic sliding door systems that fit universally to your existing sliding doors at home or at the office.