can someone give me some info about trackers, please?

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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.


How long do you need to track for? Dawn to dusk tracking with some designs
of equatorial mount can be a problem depending on the size and weight of the
instrument, due to clashing of the mount with the support. A fork mount
might be a better option eg
http://www.scsastro.co.uk/cg070001.htm
Your best bet may be to find your local astronomy society who will no doubt
be glad to demonstrate what is available

Robin