Tripod for German Equatorial Mount SkyWatcher EQ8, EQ8-R and EQ8-RH

Tripod for German Equatorial Mount SkyWatcher EQ8 PRO.

ATTENTION: UNDER THIS REFERENCE ONLY THE TRIPOD IS SUPPLIED, THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MOUNT IS SHOWN FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

The new SKYWATCHER EQ8 PRO mount is a mount designed to work with a tripod or on a column. It is supplied with the SYNSCAN control knob, two weights of 10Kg each, and all with a load capacity of 50 Kg!!!!

In Telescopiomania we highlight the main features of the new EQ8 PRO:

• High load capacity of 50Kg.
• Very smooth Periodic Error Curve.
• Incorporation of Freedom^Find™technology
• Permanent Periodic Error Correction.
• Quiet running.
• Minimal presence of backlash (gear backlash)
• AutomaticHOMEfunction (idle position).
• Communication interface with DSLR cameras.
• Precise Polar alignment with SYNSCANcontrol knob .
• Adjustable tripod height: 0.75 - 1.00 meters.

Technical specifications of the mount:

• Saddle Type: German Equatorial
• Load Capacity: 50Kg
• Latitude Adjustment Range: 10º to 65º
• Azimuth Adjust ment Range:+-10º
• Weight (without tripod): 25Kg
• Counterweights: 2x 10Kg
• Tripod weight: 29.4Kg
• Counterweight bar: 2.6Kg
• Power supply: DC11 16V 4A
• Motors: Hybrid stepper 0,9º stepper motors
• Transmission: 435:1 Crown + 64 microsteps/0,9º Stepper motor
• Gear ratio: 435
• Resolution: 11136000 counts/Revolution, approx. 0.12 arc sec
• Maximum drop speed: 3.3º/second
• Tracking speed: Sidereal, Solar, Lunar
• Tracking mode: Equatorial mode
• Auto-tracking speeds: 0.125x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x
• Periodic Error Correction (PEC): 100 segments, Permanent PEC Correction.
• Control Command: SYNSCAN
• Database: More than 42,000 objects.
• Celestial Object Catalogs: Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell, Double Stars, Variable Stars, Popular Stars and Planets.
• Pointing accuracy: up to 5 arcminutes (RMS)
• Resolution of auxiliary Encoders in AR/DEC: 17624 counts/revolution approx. 1.2 arcminutes

Tripod for SkyWatcher EQ8 PRO German Equatorial Mount.