SkyWatcher AZ-EQ6 GT Mount

About The Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 The Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 SynScan mount gives optimal stability and pointing accuracy for a wide variety of heavy professional photo and video equipment. It is a hybrid mount with alt-azimuth capability for general use and equatorial capability for astrophotography use. Supplied with a SynScan handset with dual AZ/EQ firmware, it can automatically find and track 42,900+ celestial objects with its database. AZ-EQ6 SynScan is capable of carrying heavy-duty photographic equipment for professional shooting and video recording. It is a very efficient transportable mount weighing only 15 kg, for a load capacity of 20 kg (counterweight excluded). Freedom Find™ – tracking made easy! With the patented Freedom Find (dual-encoder) technology which allows the telescope to be moved manually or electronically in either axis without losing its alignment or positional information. After moving to a new object the telescope will automatically begin to track the new object accurately. No re-setup is required in one observing session. German Equatorial / Alt-Az dual mode Permanent periodic error correction(PPEC). PPEC can be trained with Auto guider or PC. Belt drive – Super smooth PE curve. Low backlash, silent slewing. DSLR Electronic Shutter Release Port for batch exposures of astrophotography. Include two dual-fit (45mm/75mm) saddle for mounting two telescopes. New motor controller with higher torque and accuracy. Driving Resolution: Approximately 0.14 arc seconds Auto guider Port PEC control in EQ mode Alignment methods: 1, 2, or 3-star alignment (EQ) / brightest star or 2-star alignment (AZ) Telescope Connection: 2 x dual-fit saddle plates supplied accepting 45mm & 75mm dovetail bars RA/DEC Worm Gears: D=92.5mm, 180 teeth, brass RA/DEC Axes: D=40mm, steel Latitude Adjustment Range: 10° to 70° (EQ), 90° (AZ) Azimuth Adjustment Range: About ± 9° Specifications: Tripod Height 127 cm ( 50”) Tracking Rates Sidereal / Solar / Lunar rate Guiding Speed from 0.125x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x, 1x Mount Type EQ/Alt-AZ Dual Mode Counter Weight 2× 5 kg Accessory Tray Large wall to wall Motor Drive 1.8° Hybrid Stepper Motor GOTO System SynScan Hand Control Tripod Weight 7.5 kg, 2” steel tripod Shipping Weight 21kg + 20 kg Shipping Dimensions 118×28×29cm3; 53×52×32 cm3 Power Supply DC11~16V 4A Payload Capacity 20 kg (counterweight excluded) Tracking Modes Alt-azimuth / Equatorial mode Slewing Speed up to 4.2°/sec (800x) Packing List: 1x AZEQ6 Mount 1x EQ6 Steel Legs 1x Hand Controller 1x Power Cable to 12v Cigarette Port Packing List can change without warning. Please click here to download the manual