Re: can someone give me some info about trackers, please?

Another answer might be a heliostat, where a mirror is driven to keep the
sun's image stationary.
jc

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> Hi all,
>
> Honestly, I know very little about this filed of astronomy, and that's
> why I need your help. My research involves an new instrument
> that is supposed to point the center of the sun disk to measure solar
> beam at a certain spectrum. Since our instrument has a 1-degree field
> of view only, I need a tracker to accurately track the sun at least
> within 0.1 degree. I heard that amateur astronomers use very accurate
> trackers to track stars. Could anyone give me some information about
> it? Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Christine
>


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