Skywatcher SynScan GoTo Upgrade Kit for EQ-3 and CG-4 mounts
Upgrade kit for your Skywatcher N-EQ3 mount or a Celestron CG4 with exact tracking and GoTo control.♦ Suitable for all Skywatcher EQ3 mounts
♦ Can also be adapted to other mounts like Celestron CG-4
♦ Complete GoTo control with quiet stepper motors, extensive data base, PEC function - ready to be installed
♦ All possibilites for astrophotography, like PEC or
autoguiding port
♦ Mount is not included in the scope of delivery
Sky-Watcher GoTo Upgrade Kit for EQ3 mounts and similar
This upgrade turns your Skywatcher mount into a fully-fledged GoTo mount. Simply choose the desired object via the hand controller and the mount automatically moves to the location at the sky. Through this upgrade, your EQ3 mount gets ready for:
♦ Automatic object positioning with high accuracy.
♦ Very good tracking through powerful and quiet stepper motors.
♦ Astrophotography with automatic tracking and autoguiding (ST4 interface).
The advantages and features of the GoTo upgrade:
♦ Complete scope of delivery for turning your EQ3 directly into a fully-fledged GoTo mount.
♦ Pointing accuracy of approx. 1 arc minute.s
♦ Selectable positioning speed up to 3.4° per second
♦ Correction speed selectable between 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x and 1x
♦ Extensive object data base of 42,900 objects (NGC, Messier, IC, moon and planets)
♦ Any object, like a comet, can be located by using coordinates.
♦ P.E.C. and autoguiding port for astrophotography
♦ Software upgrades via internet
Adaption to other mounts:
You can use the upgrade kit also for other mounts with the same combination of worm and worm gear. The controller will work. The adaption in itself requires somewhat more effort.
Among others, this upgrade fits to:
♦ Sky-Watcher NEQ3 and EQ3-2
♦ Celestron Celeston CG-4
Data base: | 42,900 objects |
Control level: | GoTo control |
Motors: | Stepper motor for RA and Dec |
Speed: | from 0.25x to 3.4° per second |
PEC function: | yes |
Autoguiding port: | yes |
In the box:
♦ Dec and RA motor
♦ 2x Motor housing
♦ 2x Motor cable
♦ Controller box
♦ Cigarette lighter cable
♦ SynScan hand controller
♦ Tools
♦ User guide