Classroom Time Tracker

Fits perfectly in the classroom.

classroom audio

I have been using this tracker over the last 2 years since its initial launch. After two years of photographing exclusively with this unit at night and working with 100+ units in different astrophotography workshops, I think I have enough experience to give an honest review. It's a genius idea packed with a ton of features, but the learning curve on this tracker is hard. Many things are not straightforward, and it's normal to feel overwhelmed and frustrated at first. On top of that, Benro doesn't offer a comprehensive manual, which creates even more confusion and makes you feel desperate as you don't know what can be wrong. However, if you put the time and practice, what you can do with this tracker is simply magical. I have been automating tracked panoramas for 2+ hours while I was sleeping on my tent while camping, or while capturing the reflection of the Milky Way, which would be impossible otherwise. At this moment, it's my main star-tracker, and I wouldn't change it for any other. I love it so much that I created a dedicated tutorial just to explain how it works: https://academy.capturetheatlas.com/benro-polaris-masterclass-en/ Don't read the discouraging reviews. If you don't mind putting some extra time into practicing and learning how it works, it'll be completely worth it. You can see attached some images captured with the Benro Polaris over the last two years.

I have been using the Star Adventurer tripod, with my Star Adventurer tracker. But when it came time to do my polar alignment: turning the latitude base, towards Polaris, the latch (on their tripod) made it difficult to do that. I struggled with it. But with this tripod, the knob makes it so much easier to turn the whole base towards Polaris. It's big enough to grasp and turn the tracker towards Polaris and lock it in. This made it a time saver for me out in the field.

I've used the tile tracker to find my phone wallet and meter bag on several occasions and it has come through each time a total winner

I use permanent parkers all the time on craft projects, and things in my classroom. This pack has a wide variety of colors and covers all of my needs.

Bought this cable to get HDMI across a classroom through the ceiling. Worked the first time I plugged it in. Really like these heavy-duty Kramer HDMI cables, especially with the lock system.

I have this tripod that I use for my personal use. When I needed one for the classroom I had a hard time justifying the expense. However, my students (K8) have a very hard time being still when video taping. I purchased a cheepo@originally. It was definitely cheap and only held up (as in didn't fall apart) for a month of occasional use. It never worked adequately. I bit the bullet and purchased this one and it works great! Well worth the $ and sorry I didn't go with it from the get go!

We use these mics for our HS classroom - they are perfect for this use with students. The wind screen is so good though at time it blocks out the sound a little too much. We love them for class and at this price point the can't be beat.

This is a great tool to use in the classroom. I can walk around and write on a displayed document at the same time. The price point is great also.