Automatically Tracking the Sun
F or the past few years, I've been going back and forth on whether to purchase a little mount and tripod that can automatically track the sun. This upcoming solar eclipse nudged me to go ahead and purchase this little piece of gear of convenience. The solar eclipse happens very quickly so any automated gear will help. I want to get as many exceptional photos as possible during this very short couple of minutes and this will likely be my last total solar eclipse of my lifetime. This mount with its lightweight tripod is quite small and lightweight which is nice. Another nice feature is that it is relatively inexpensive for an automatic tracking mount. This particular mount is made by Skywatcher and is called the SolarQuest. After leveling this mount, you simply turn it on. It will automatically connect to satellites to attain the necessary GPS data and then it will slew to the sun automatically and begin tracking the sun. You can't get easier than that! This nice little