The EQ-6:
This is the largest and most powerful mount from Skywatcher. It was specifically designed to be able to carry heavy telescope tubes to 18Kg stable and vibration free. This is the optimal condition for successful astrophotography, when it comes to a very precise running of the mount. She appears in white finish and already has a built-in tracking. Hardly any other mount offers a better value for money than the EQ-6, which makes them so popular among amateur astronomers. The powerful engines in the right ascension and declination-drive, even at high speed is very low, so that the sleep of the neighbors to be disturbed in any way. By means of illuminated polar finder is a quick and effortless polar alignment for astrophotography possible.
Characteristics of mount and tracking:
- Speeds of 2x, 8x, 16x sidereal
- Illuminated polar finder and adjustable via dials or constellation marking can
- Viable to 18Kg (visually even slightly more)
Delivery of the mount:
- equatorial mount EQ-6 with motors on both axes
- stable tubular steel stand (height adjustable from 106cm 154cm)
- additional stabilizing spreader with Okularablage
- coordinated counterweights
The large equatorial mounts Skywatcher HEQ-5 and EQ-6 is available in three versions: Classic, SynTrek and SynScan. The Classic variant contributes to type except no additional designation, the other variants can be seen at the suffix "SynTrek" or "Pro SynScan". While the Classic variant simple DC motors are installed, see the extended versions of high-quality stepper motors use. The SynTrek version is supplied with a simple hand control, however, is the SynScan by the hand controller SynScan a full computer-controlled GoTo mount.
The SynTrek variant is prepared for connecting the SynScan hand controller, which is sold separately and also extends the SynTrek SynScan to full version.
