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.