Product Overview
This Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Mount with SynScan GoTo is a hybrid mount with dual alt-azimuth and equatorial capabilities for both general use and astrophotography. It supports a wide range of heavy professional photo and video equipment by providing ideal stability and pointing accuracy. Includes SynScan hand controller with dual AZ/EQ firmware featuring a database of more than 42,900 celestial objects that can all be automatically found and tracked.
Capable of carrying heavy-duty photographic equipment weighing up to 44 pounds for professional shooting and video recording, the AZ-EQ6 SynScan Mount, at only 33 pounds, is not only highly efficient, but highly portable as well.
Freedom Find - Tracking Made Easy!
Sky-Watcher's Freedom Find dual-encoder technology facilitates both manual and electronic movement in either axis without alignment or positional data being lost. Once you have moved to a new object, the telescope will henceforth automatically track said object with great precision. Additional setups are not required in a single observing session.
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 2x 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 118x28x29cm3; 53x52x32 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)
