{"id":47652,"date":"2023-07-11T10:02:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=28498"},"modified":"2023-07-11T10:32:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T10:32:33","slug":"how-to-build-a-4-camera-dslr-bird-table-mount","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/how-to-build-a-4-camera-dslr-bird-table-mount\/","title":{"rendered":"How to build a 4-camera DSLR \u2018bird table\u2019 mount"},"content":{"rendered":"

Construct our multi-camera mount to help you capture multiple areas of the sky at once: perfect for meteor showers. <\/p>

By Mark Parrish\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 11 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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This project is a simple mount that enables you to aim up to four DSLR cameras towards the sky, and is particularly good for capturing meteor showers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How many cameras you choose to use, and their orientation, will depend on what you have available.<\/p>\n

The principle is to cover as much sky and take as many images as you can in the hope of a bright trail appearing in one of the cameras\u2019 fields of view at just the right moment.<\/p>\n

The DSLRs are mounted on hinged brackets pointing upwards towards the night sky.<\/p>\n

For help with this build, download and print our Multi camera mount template (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Hinged brackets hold your camera in place so they can point up at the night sky.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

The hinges allow for individual cameras to be pivoted downwards during the imaging session in order to check the recorded images on their review screens, alter focus and exposure, and change batteries and memory cards.<\/p>\n

We call this a \u2018bird table\u2019 mount because it occurred to us that many gardens already have a bird table with a suitable tall post with a sturdy base, and if the birds aren\u2019t using it at night we may as well remove the top for a few hours for our meteor hunt.<\/p>\n

But if you don\u2019t have a bird table, don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n

This mount can also be put on a table top or screwed onto a fence post, so it is quite versatile.<\/p>\n

Tools and materials<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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build multi camera mount tools materials<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Tools<\/strong><\/h3>\n