Skywatcher RA Motor for Avant and Starquest Mount and Telescopes

Equip your Avant or Starquest mount with motorized tracking for observation and astrophotography.

♦ Suitable for Starquest and Avant telescopes

♦ Easy to install, within minutes

♦ Motor can be decoupled, for manual adjustment

♦ On/off switch and switch for northern and southern hemisphere

♦ Autoguiding port for astrophotography with autoguider (ST-4 level)


 

SkyWatcher Drive Motor for right ascension axis of the Starquest and Avant mounts

The motor for the right ascension axis of the Sky-Watcher Starquest and Avant mounts allows easy tracking of the telescope at sidereal speed. So you can comfortably observe an object for a longer time without having to worry about tracking. The drive is completely built into an ergonomic, compact housing. Even the 2 AA batteries not included in the scope of delivery are inserted directly into a compartment in the motor housing. It can be switched for operation in the northern and southern hemispheres and is also equipped with an input for autoguiding for astrophotography.
 

The motor allows the following applications:

♦ pleasant observations of objects in a group, even at higher magnifications the object (moon, planet, double star ...) remains in the center of the eyepiece.
♦ Photography of the moon and planets
♦ Photography of nebulae, star clusters and galaxies with shorter focal lengths up to 200 mm


 

Appropriate for:	Starquest and Avant mounts
On/Off switch:	yes
Switchover north/south (reversal of movement):	yes
Power supply:	via optional 2 AA batteries in the compartment of the motor housing

In the box
♦ Drive motor