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Last edited by sestrel; 3rd April 2017 at 19:50.
Equitorial sundial?
Can see a balance at the bottom, and behind is a lense.
A camera mount for taking long exposure astronomical pictures?
The spirit level and bracket marked in degrees would allow you to adjust to angle to match your latitude.
Originally Posted by alfat33
Totally agree with that one!
I don't see how the camera mounts??
I'm going to go with early photographic equipment too here.
A bracket or plate. attached to the central pinion (where the hands might have been if it was a clock).
Bear in mind I am guessing :). But I have seen something similar.
Here is a modern equivalent:
So the camera would be mounted on the central shaft and would rotate at the same speed as the target?
it is a constant forward timing tachograph, found on engineering and exploration vessels, link to the details can be found here -
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/325081-Looking-for-advice-on-ships-engineering
Yes, if I'm right. It would rotate once every 24 hours matching the earths rotation. If you get the angle right as well to match the latitude, a star would seem stationary.
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