SKY-WATCHER EQ8 User Manual

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Specications:
Product Name EQ8 Mount
Mount Type German Equatorial Mount
Payload
(Rated for astrophotography; counterweights excluded)
50kg
Latitude Adjustment Range 10º to 65º
Azimuth Adjustment Range ±10 º
Weight (Tripod excluded) 25 kg
Counterweight 2 x 10kg/ea
Tripod 29.4kg
Counterweight Rod 2.6kg
Power Requirement DC11~16V 4A
Motor 0.9 º Hybrid Stepper Motor
Transmission 435:1 Worm Drive + 64 Micro-step/0.9º Stepper Motor Drive
Gear Ratio 435
Resolution 11136000 Counts/Rev., approx. 0.12 arc-second
Maximum Slewing Speed 3.3 degrees/second
Tracking Rate Sidereal rate, solar rate, lunar rate
Tracking Mode Equatorial mode
Auto-guiding Speed 0.125X, 0.25X, 0.5X, 0.75X, 1X
PEC 100 Segments Permanent PEC
Hand Controller SynScan
Database 42000+ Objects
Celestial Object Catalog Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell, Double Star,
Variable Star, Named Star, Planets
Pointing Accuracy Up to 5 arc-minutes (RMS)
Resolution of Aux. R.A./Dec. Axis Encoders 17624 Counts/Rev., approx. 1.2 arc-minutes
Note: The above specications may be changed without advance notice.
APPENDIX I : SPECIFICATIONS

SKY-WATCHER EQ8 Specifications

General

Brand	SKY-WATCHER
Model	EQ8
Category	Racks & Stands
Language	English