Arduino Stepper Motor project

while trying to come up with a drive system for an astrophotography project.

Basically, I need to create a system that will drive a nut that will open/close a barn door.

I suspect that my interpretation of a barn door and yours are not the same. Turning a nut at 1 RPM to open a huge rusty barn door is going to take a lot of torque and a lot of time.