Appendix i : specifications – Sky-Watcher EQ8 User Manual
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Specifications:
Product Name
EQ8 Mount
Mount Type
German Equatorial Mount
Payload (Counterweights excluded)
50kg
Latitude Adjustment Range
10º to 65º
Azimuth Adjustment Range
±10 º
Weight (Tripod excluded)
25 kg
Counterweight
2 x 10kg/ea
Tripod
29.4kg
Counterweight Rod
2.6kg
Power Requirement
DC11~16V 4A
Motor
0.9 º Hybrid Stepper Motor
Transmission
435:1 Worm Drive + 64 Micro-step/0.9º Stepper Motor Drive
Gear Ratio
435
Resolution
11136000 Counts/Rev., approx. 0.12 arc-second
Maximum Slewing Speed
3.3 degrees/second
Tracking Rate
Sidereal rate, solar rate, lunar rate
Tracking Mode
Equatorial mode
Auto-guiding Speed
0.125X, 0.25X, 0.5X, 0.75X, 1X
PEC
100 Segments Permanent PEC
Hand Controller
SynScan
Database
42000+ Objects
Celestial Object Catalog
Messier, NGC, IC, SAO, Caldwell, Double Star,
Variable Star, Named Star, Planets
Pointing Accuracy
Up to 5 arc-minutes (RMS)
Resolution of Aux. R.A./Dec. Axis Encoders
17624 Counts/Rev., approx. 1.2 arc-minutes
Note: The above specifications may be changed without advance notice.
APPENDIX I : SPECIFICATIONS