Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6960  ·  Part of the constellation Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  The star 31Cyg  ·  The star 32Cyg  ·  The star 41Cyg  ·  The star Albireo (β1Cyg)  ·  The star Deneb (αCyg)  ·  The star Gienah (εCyg)  ·  The star Sadr (γCyg)  ·  The star δCyg  ·  The star ηCyg  ·  The star ι2Cyg  ·  Veil Nebula
DIY adventure: LEGO Stardrive's ultimate test on Cygnus!, Przemysław Majewski & teleskopy.pl

DIY adventure: LEGO Stardrive's ultimate test on Cygnus!

DIY adventure: LEGO Stardrive's ultimate test on Cygnus!, Przemysław Majewski & teleskopy.pl

DIY adventure: LEGO Stardrive's ultimate test on Cygnus!

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I did not start astrophotography so long ago. In May/June 2020 I have decided that a toy Meade mount with microadjusters could easily be motorized by my 1988 LEGO Technics set via a carefully built coupling and gear reduction.

After carefully counting the necessary time for one worm revolution to match up with sidereal rate I began constructing a crazy contraption. It can't compare to my EQ6-R but still, it was great fun and a crazy step into astrophotography!

Love.

PS. Notice the elegant power bank with USB cord as a power source

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DIY adventure: LEGO Stardrive's ultimate test on Cygnus!, Przemysław Majewski & teleskopy.pl