Star Tracking Mode of Capsule360

With your Capsule360 you can capture the sun, the moon, the stars and the milky way in high resolution. When you input your necessary settings properly, Capsule360 will follow the stars in high precision and make you able to catch the best moments.

Tracking Mode: Choose one of the options for tracking, such as; Celestial Tracking, ½ of Celestial Tracking, Lunar Tracking, Solar Tracking.

Exposure : This value defines the exposure value for each photo. You can set a custom exposure up to 100 hours in milliseconds.

Hemisphere: Select if your location stays on the Northern or Southern side of the Pole Star.

Angle of view: The angle between your location and the location of the pole-star.

First you align your Capsule360 with the axis rotation of the earth. After the setting, Capsule360 will turn in the reverse direction of the earth’s motion and follow the star. This prevents the star trail effect and at the same time, since it does long exposure it gathers more light into the lens and allows the photo to be in high definition.

 

First level the tripod, it should be leveled accurately otherwise you would not be able to follow the object precisely. Now use a compass or your smartphone's compass to find the north direction. Set your tripod screw in a way that is facing north and put the Capsule360 to your tripod. We need to align (turn) the screw of Capsule360 with the Pole star or Polaris. You can find the Polaris by using Capsule360 mobile app provides you angle of view automatically or you can enter it manually. The angle of view is calculated based on your location. Tap to "device position" button and set to position of Capsule360 by changing the angle of dip. Finally, you must fine-tune on the position of Capsule360 manually to make Polar Alignment. 

Warning: After the completion of all steps, you can take long exposure but don't forget that the long exposure time is affected by accuracy of Polar Alignment and zoom value (focal point) which you used.