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Home Mounts & Tripods SkyWatcher Mounts SkyWatcher EQ8-R Pro Mount Head
The Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro is an exciting evolutionary progression of the popular EQ8 Pro. The EQ8-R Pro is an extra heavy-duty, observatory class German equatorial mount, with a payload capacity of up to 50kg. Quiet in operation, the EQ8-R is supplied with the Synscan Go-To handset and can automatically find and track over 42,900 celestial objects from its extensive computer database. Please email us for a combined price if you are considering a mount, optical tube and pier.This version is the mount head only, to install onto a static pier. Two 10kg counterweights and the Synscan computerised handset are supplied with both options. The mount is also compatible with the optional Synscan™ Wi-Fi adaptor and Synscan Pro Apps which can control the mount wirelessly.Please note these are a pallet delivery normally taking around three days from orderingSpecifications: Payload Capacity (excl. counterweights): 50kg Latitude Adjustment Range: 10° to 65° Azimuth Adjustment Range: +/- 10° Mount Head Weight (excl. tripod): 25.8kg Pier Tripod (optional): 29.4kg Counterweights: 2 x 10kg Counterweight Rod: 2.6kg Power Requirement: 11 to 16 Volts DC (Higher voltage preferred), 55W Motors: 0.9° Hybrid Stepper Motor Transmission: 435:1 Worm Drive + 256 Micro-Step/0.9° Stepper Motor Resolution: 44,544,000 Counts/Rev, approx 0.03 Arc-Second Maximum Slewing Speed: 3.7° per Second Tracking Rates: Sidereal, Solar and Lunar Rates Auto-Guiding Speeds: 0.125x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x & 1x PPEC: 200 Segments Permanent PEC Polar Alignment: By software control or optional Polarscope Hand Controller: Synscan with 42,900+ Object Database Control also possible with Synscan Pro Application for Windows via USB, Synscan Pro App for iOS and Android with optional Wi-Fi Dongle 4 x USB Ports and 3 x Power Outlets for Peripheral Devices Paired RJ10, RJ12 and RJ45 modular jacks DSLR Snap Port / Batch Exposures Function Auto Home Function Synscan Celestial Object Catalogue: Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell, Double-Star, Variable Star, Named Star, Planets Pointing Accuracy: Up to 5 arc-minutes (RMS)
The Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro mount head is an exciting evolutionary progression of the popular EQ8 Pro. The EQ8-R Pro is an extra heavy-duty, observatory class German equatorial mount, with a payload capacity of up to 50kg. Quiet in operation, the EQ8-R is supplied with the Synscan Go-To handset and can automatically find and track over 42,900 celestial objects from its extensive computer database.This version is supplied as the mount head only, to install onto a static pier. Two 10kg counterweights and the Synscan computerised handset are supplied with both options. The mount is also compatible with the optional Synscan™ Wi-Fi adaptor and Synscan Pro Apps which can control the mount wirelessly.Improvements over the previous EQ8 model include:• Cable management system for reduced tangling.• Improved Connectivity• Improved installation position of motors for improved balance.• Improved clutch mechanism provides more holding strength.• Improved dovetail groove knob for added comfort and increased locking power.• Belt drive on the DEC axes for quiet slewing
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