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 Barndoor Tracker

This has a one rpm motor that is geared 1:1 and turns a tapped gear on the threaded rod.

There is a formula for the number of threads on the rod that determines the distance between the center of the

threaded rod and the center of the hinge. Once the hinge is aligned with the Earth's axis, the tracker

closes and allows the camera to track the sky at the proper rate.