Skywatcher EQ8-R Pro Synscan GoTo Mount for Telescopes up to 50 kg

The Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro is a further development of the popular EQ8 SynScan mount with an even better and quieter operation.

♦ The mount holds telescopes up to 50 kg

♦ V.5 manual control box - over 42,900 celestial objects in the database

♦ Internal cable routing

♦ Stronger couplings on the axles for more holding power

♦ Improved clamping screws on the Losmandy style saddle plate with higher clamping force

♦ Optimized positioning of the drive motors

♦ Belt drive in the declination axis for a smoother operation

♦ Solid pier tripod or high-quality Berlebach wooden tripods optionally available


 

Skywatcher EQ8-R Pro Synscan GoTo Mount

The new Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro mount is the great evolutionary advancement of the popular EQ8 Pro mount. The EQ8-R is an equatorial extra heavy-duty observatory mount with a payload capacity of up to 50 kg. It runs very quietly and is equipped with the well-known SynScan GoTo with V.5 manual control box. The mount can automatically search for and track over 42,900 celestial objects from the extensive computer database.

A heavy pier tripod for the EQ8-R mount or matching Berlebach Planet tripods are optionally available. Two counterweights á 10 kg and the V.5 manual control box are included. The mount can also be operated wirelessly with an optional WiFi dongle and the SynScan Pro app.
 

The EQ8-R has been further developed in many respects:

♦ Internal cable routing to prevent the usual cable chaos
♦ Improved connectivity (USB, 12-volt outputs)
♦ Optimized positioning of the drive motors for improved balance
♦ Improved couplings on the axles for more holding force
♦ Improved clamping screws on the saddle for better comfort and greater clamping force
♦ Belt drive in the declination axis for a smoother operation
♦ The new EQ8-R is no longer equipped with Freedom-Find encoders


 

Maximum payload (depending on lever and without counterweights):	50 kg
Telescope connection:	3" saddle plate (Losmandy standard)
Pole height adjustment:	10° to 65°
Azimuth adjustment range:	+/- 10°
Own weight (without tripod/column):	25 kg
Counterweights:	2 x 10 kg
Counterweight bar weight:	2.6 kg
Power supply:	11 to 16 Volt direct current (DC), 4 A
Motors:	0.9° hybrid stepper motors
Gear ratio:	435
Resolution of the stepper motors:	44,544,000 Counts/Rev, approx. 0.03 arc seconds
Maximum swivel movement:	3.3° per second
Tracking speeds:	sidereal, solar and lunar
Correction speeds:	0.125x, 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x & 1x
PEC:	Permanent PEC, 100 segments
Polar alignment:	via software or optionally via a polar finder scope
Manual control box / hand controller:	Synscan GoTo
Object database:	42,900+
Catalogs:	Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell, Double Stars, Variable Stars, Named Stars, Planets
Shipping weight:	3 cartons of 28, 11, 11 kg each
Box dimensions:	66x61x71 cm; 24x13x26 cm; 24x13x26 cm

In the box:
♦ EQ8-R Pro mount
♦ SynScan V.5 manual control box and cable
♦ 2x 10 kg counterweights
♦ Case