Astronomy Specialist

SKYWATCHER HEQ5 PRO MOUNT + BAG

Regular price $1,889.00AUD
SKU: SWHEQ5PRO-DUAL+BAG

Sky-Watcher

Equatorial

Payload: 13.5 kg

Encoders: None

9.8 kg


Style

 

  

The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro bundle contains the mount with tripod and a high quality Geoptik pack-in bag to protect the mount while travelling. 

The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro Dual Saddle Mount is a portable mount for visual observers and professional astrophotographers who want a solid and reliable solution with a payload of up to 14kg. 


 

The Geoptik "pack in bag" for the SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro offers an easy and effective solution to transport your mount.

The bag fits the original packaging foam of your HEQ5 mount. All you need to do is remove the original packaging foam from the mount cardboard box and fit it in the Geoptik pack in bag.

 

 

 

Specifications

 

Mount type

German equatorial

Payload capacity

13.5 kg

Latitude range

10° to 65°

Dovetail saddle

Accepts Vixen and Losmandy bars

Tripod height

97 - 121 cm

Weight

9.8 kg (head) + 5.6 kg (tripod)

Counterweight bar

Ø 18 mm, length 215 mm

Power requirement

DC 12~13 V  2 Amp

Motors

1.8 º step angle and 64 micro steps driven

Tracking rate

Sidereal rate, solar rate, lunar rate

Auto guiding speed

0.25 x, 0.5 x, 0.75 x, 1 x

Pointing accuracy

Up to 5 arc-minutes (RMS)

SKU

SWHEQ5PROI+BAG

  

Included items

 

  • SkyWatcher HEQ5i Pro mount
  • Geoptik Pack-in Bag for HEQ5
  • Steel tripod
  • Counterweights (2 x 5 kg)
  • Polar scope (Southern and Northern Hemisphere)
  • Synscan Hand Controller
  • Power cord (lighter plug)
  • Mount and SynScan user manual