What is the difference between EQ5 and HEQ5?
The HEQ5 will support much more weight than the EQ5, so the whole setup will be much more stable. A single axis motor drives only the right ascension axis, and a dual axis motor controls both right ascension & declination.
How portable is HEQ5?
The maximum payload capacity of the Sky-Watcher HEQ5 is 30 lbs. This is more than adequate for numerous deep-sky astrophotography configurations using a telescope. Most often, I use the HEQ5 with a small doublet refractor telescope (William Optics Zenithstar 73) that weighs 5.5 lbs.
What is a SkyWatcher mount?
The SkyWatcher Star Adventurer is a user friendly modular mount designed for wide field astrophotography and time-lapse photography. It is a precise, portable and stable celestial tracking platform for sidereal, solar and lunar tracking with automatic DSLR shutter release control.
How do I connect my heq5 to my computer?
Get an EQDirect cable from Shoestring Astronomy and connect directly from the computer to the mount, bypassing the hand controller. This is the most reliable connection. You also want to have the ASCOM platform installed, and running EQAscom (commonly referred to as EQMod).
What is home position on an equatorial mount?
The home position of the mount is the position where the telescope is pointing at the NCP (north celestial pole) or SCP(south celestial pole). This is accomplished by setting the mount with the balance (counter-weight) bar pointed downwards and the scope aimed north or south (as appropriate).
Where is iOptron located?
A Brief Timeline of Events
| Date | Announcement |
|---|---|
| Jan. 2007 | iOptron Company is Born |
| May. 2007 | Headquarters established in Woburn, MA, USA |
| Nov. 2007 | SmartStar GoTo Telescope mount named Sky and Telescope Hot Product for 2008 |
| Apr. 2008 | iOptron makes it’s first appearance at NEAF |
Who makes Skywatcher mounts?
the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan
Sky-Watcher is a commercial distribution company established in 1999 by the Synta Technology Corporation of Taiwan (Synta Taiwan) that markets telescopes and astronomical equipment, like mounts and eyepieces, aimed at the amateur astronomical market.
What does an equatorial mount do?
An equatorial mount is a mount for instruments that compensates for Earth’s rotation by having one rotational axis parallel to the Earth’s axis of rotation. This type of mount is used for astronomical telescopes and cameras.
What is Eqmod?
EQMOD is a popular set of software tools used by many astronomers to control the Skywatcher HEQ5, NEQ6 and other mounts directly from a PC.
How do you control a telescope with Stellarium?
See Telescope Control for general information about telescope control in Stellarium….To activate the Telescope Control plug-in:
- open the Configuration window (press F2);
- go to the Plugin tab;
- select “Telescope Control” from the list;
- check the “Load at startup” option;
- exist Stellarium.
How do I set my telescope to home position?
Which is better the EQ5 or the heq5?
My first impression of the HEQ5 where that it offered significant advantages over the EQ5 mount. Guiding was instantly better because the gears on the HEQ5 are better gears with a higher ratio and this mount supports the weight of the 200P very comfortably with faster slewing speeds as well.
Which is the best mount for the heq5?
For astrophotography the mount is the all important part of your set up but do not think you can only get great images with the HEQ5 that is simply not true at all. And one last thing, the sky watcher dual axis kit or Tom Carpenters Astroeq to control your EQ5 mount? get Toms astroeq mount controller and use your laptop much much better.
Can a heq5 be used as an equatorial telescope?
The HEQ5 is compatible with Vixen-style dovetail mounting plates. It is not dual-width, so the wider Losmandy dovetails will not fit onto this mount. The HEQ5 is a good and solid-performing mount for both alt-azimuth visual-only use and equatorial use for astrophotography.
What’s the difference between heq5 and EQ3 pole finder?
This makes it smaller and lighter but more shaky. Surprising difference is in pole finders. Pole finder in EQ3 is similar to HEQ5 while EQ5 (middle) has larger aperture giving noticeably better view of polar region (magnification and field of view seems to be the same).
