Skywatcher EQM-35 Pro SynScan GoTo Mount with Aluminium Travel Tripod

Sky-Watcher EQM-35 PRO SynScan - modular, computer-controlled GoTo Mount with Alu Travel Tripod

The Skywatcher EQM-35 PRO Synscan is a completely equipped equatorial GoTo mount for astrophotography AND a lightweight travel mount, suitable for photography, which you can even use when air travelling. The EQM-35 resembles the EQ3 SynScan Pro, but is constructed differently and offers a larger feature set. The EQM-35 PRO Synscan has impressive properties and is very well suited for the beginner and the experienced amteur astronomer.

EQM-35 Pro as equatorial GoTo mount

In standard mode, you can use the mount as fully-fledged astronomical mount with automatic object positioning. The load capacity of impressive 10 kg is achieved by a larger RA worm and a more stable design. The large worm and the massive RA block improve stability and also vibration characteristics. Of course, the mount is suitable for autoguiding (ST4 port).

EQM-35 Pro as photo mount, convenient for air travel

For travelling you can remove the DEC Axis together with the heavy counterweight shaft and counterweights. Then the saddle plate is directly screwed to the hour axis. The conversion needs only a few minutes. By this, weight is significantly reduced to only 3.28 kg and the mount finds space even in the hand luggage. Tracking simply takes place just via the RA axis. Now the mount works similarly to the Star Adventurer, only stability and tracking accuracy are higher.

Now you can mount your camera directly by using an optional dovetail bar and ball head or via the optional declination unit (L-Bracket) and counterweight. These accessories can be found in the accessory section. Especially with the ultralight Berlebach astro tripod Report 172 you will have a travel mounting which is unrivalled.

A dream travel mount for astrophotography due to the aluminum tripod

The EQM-35 Synscan is excellent for astrophotography. The lightweight aluminum tripod provides enough stability and makes the mount also attractive for air travel.

Advantages and features at a glance:

Positioning accuracy better than one arc minute

High-quality stepper motors

Slewing speed up to 3.4°/sec

ST4 autoguider interface: supports 0.25x, 0.5x, 0.75x 1x guiding rate

Dual or single axis tracking selectable (depending on usage)

Synscan? hand controller with 42,900+ object database

PEC - Periodic Error Correction

PC compatibility - Synscan handset firmware upgradeable via internet download

Supplied with polarscope for exact polar alignment

Northern/southern hemisphere selectable

Important note about power supply:

To avoid loss of warranty, please use only the power supplies and mobile supplies recommended by us. Especially simple car batteries or sealed lead-acid batteries can lead to an under-supply, which can then damage the sensitive electronics of the mount. Operating a Skywatcher GoTo mount with a non-proprietary power supply not recommended by us is at your own risk. Thank you for your understanding. Here is the link to more information: Notes_power_supply_SK_GoTo_en.pdf

Question:
How can I connect the hand controller to the PRO mount if the port for the hand controller is already connected to the EQMOD cable?

Answer from Teleskop-Service:
You can connect either the hand controller or the EQMOD/EQDIR cable. If you control the mount remotely via the computer, a hand controller is no longer necessary.

Safety informations: PDF Download