The Electromechanical Computer Of The B-52’s Star Tracker

In the ages before convenient global positioning satellites to query for one’s current location military aircraft required dedicated navigators in order to not get lost. This changed with inc…

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The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star tracker

Before GPS, how did aircraft navigate? One important technique was celestial navigation: navigating from the positions of the stars, planets...

I started drawing again, and I thought I would post a few of my pics, in an effort to become more active here. :)

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Move Shoot Move's Nomad Star Tracker Promises to Improve Your Astrophotography

Star trackers enable photographers to capture sharp deep-sky astro images.

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here was my first real attempt at a tracked milky way! Was able to do a 90 second exposure at 85mm!! Nuts!
#astrophotography #milkyway #getoutside #stars #galaxy #galaxies #adirondacks #adirondack #startracker #upstateny #starscape #teamnikon
here was my first real attempt at a tracked milky way! Was able to do a 90 second exposure at 85mm!! nuts!

#astrophotography #milkyway #getoutside #stars #galaxy #galaxies #adirondacks #adirondack #startracker #upstateny #starscape #teamnikon #sky
Designing a Star Tracker for Astronaut Don Pettit to Use on the ISS

RIT photography professor Ted Kinsman shares how he designed and built a star tracker for NASA astronaut Don Pettit to use on board the ISS.

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Astronaut Takes Epic Photo of Two Satellite Galaxies From Onboard the ISS

He's also been capturing flashing Starlink satellites and star trails.

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