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Star Trails

Star Trails

Star trails are the paths left by stars as seen from the earth. As the earth spins, the stars appear to move and circle in the sky. To capture the star trails you need a camera, a tripod and an automated trigger for your camera. The Arduino, a relay and the camera’s remote control will […]

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3D Movies and Photos on a Shoestring

3D video camcorders and displays are getting cheaper, but they’re still fairly expensive, and the only sub-$100 cameras that take 3D still photos all use roll film. So I thought it would be fun to mix the old with the new and see how cheaply I could build a digital camera rig for creating old-school […]

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