AZ-EQ6 Pro GoTo Mount

Features 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. Includes Hand Controller. 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 mount 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 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)