Skywatcher EQ5 Pro SynScan GoTo Mount Head without Tripod

Skywatcher EQ5 Pro Synscan - computer-controlled GoTo Mount

With the EQ5 SkyScan Pro, Skywatcher offers a fully equipped mount for portable telescopes.

The mount offers a completely equipped GoTo system with quiet stepper motors. Due to the ball bearing mounted RA axis, the EQ5 SynScan can be loaded with telescopes swith up to 10 kg weight.

The advantage of the EQ5 PRO SynScan:

Complete motorisation with dual-axis control via high-quality and quiet stepper motors

Automatic precise tracking of the celestial objects

Automatic locating of more than 42,900 objects

Autoguiding connection for astrophotography

Positioning precision of about one arc minute

Maxium slew speed 3.4° per second

Periodic error correction (PEC)

USB interface

Internet-upgradable firmware

Modern quick-release system - similar to the one of the GP/EQ mounts

The EQ5 can be loaded with telescopes up to 10 kg weight, like:

Refractor telescopes up to 150 mm aperture

Newtonian telescopes up to 200 mm aperture

Maksutov-Cassegrains up to 180 mm aperture

Schmidt-Cassegrains up to 200 mm aperture

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