Mount AZ-EQ6 PRO GOTO SkyWatcher

FEATURES MOUNT

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 Autoguider 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 

Autoguider 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 MOUNT

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)