This is an auction for a AC/DC Adapter for SkyWatcher of very high quality. … Our StellarDrive 6 is a new Sky-watcher based platform that meets that higher end mount performance envelope at a ground breaking price below all of these, with aerospace grade components such as our SPX Worm-gears in both axis. Have a read of this data table: http://lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/pe.html. In Europe, the Celestron AVX at €998, the Ioptron CEM25p at €990, and the SkyWatcher HEQ5 pro at €999 are all at a comparable price range. Just as accurate and cheaper. The HEQ5 Pro is a German Equatorial Mount made by SkyWatcher. If so what is the costThanksDavid. It really is down to the build in all cases. HEQ5 Pro & Orion Sirius Belt Kit. The total you get should not exceed ??? Another factor that we liked about the HEQ5 Pro is the built-in polar alignment scope, which makes it easy to get the polar axis of the mount precisely parallel to the Earth’s … Table 3 is a new table This answers the question concerning real Periodic Error (PE) performance. S'not fair you cry! I've added the new Celestron CGX, CGX-L, Skywatcher EQ8-Pro, and the iOptron CEM60, as they are newer intermediate class of mount, and all over £1700. This Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro mount is equipped with SynScan and has been designed for use by novice and experts alike! Your guider by looking at a star dictates sidereal movement, that your motor corrects to. 70 or 75% of the Total Payload advertised by Skywatcher (If I remember well around 12.5 kgs for the HEQ5 pro). It was practically new and used very little. In fact, latest data illustrates this with 0.66 arcsec per minute drift, at 5000mm (5 meters) focal length. Oh, it needs to do it with your telescope of choice, DLSR or CCD, guidescope and guide camera. Seeing is the speed limiter on this visual highway. So, if your mount doesn't do as stated, check your set up first. Like any mount, it's how well they are made. For more about how we use cookies, please see our. These tables are not skewed to make any mount look more favourable than another, even mine! However, your mileage will vary, as how you set up your mount is more important than your seeing conditions. I’ve had mine for a few years now. Your mileage will vary. A quick summary of the differences between the three versions of this popular Skywatcher mount. This heavy-duty HEQ5 Pro mount is a smaller version of the sturdy EQ6 Pro mount. In fact, latest data illustrates this with 0.66 arcsec per minute drift, at 5000mm (5 meters) focal length. Auto-guide and your exposures are transformed from 1 minute to 5, 10 or even 20 minute exposures. So think of it like a racing car, where 1/100th of a second determine Pole Position and second place. 3 - Synta HEQ5 - Stripping & Cleaning the Right Ascension (RA) Axis: This procedure will guide you in stripping down and cleaning the HEQ5 Right Ascension axis. Remember, you're tracking a star light years away so the movement is so tiny you can barely see it, less than the twinkling of a star in fact. However, as illustrated in these tables it proves that your existing Sky-watcher can be brought up to date and refreshed very cost effectively, to match other EQ mounts costing at least £1200-£4000 more from new. I've added the new Celestron CGX, CGX-L, Skywatcher EQ8-Pro, and the iOptron CEM60, as they are newer intermediate class of mount, and all over £1700. It's not quite up to date but illustrates cost in Euros, Payload (max), Period Error (PE) and after PEC training or other control. The HEQ5, HEQ5-Pro and Sirius EQ-G are the same basic mount - the only difference is the GoTo versions with the motors, the power board, the main board, the handcontroller and the … I … Pretty much any well set up EQ mount that can guide via an ST4 port 'should' guide when properly set up down to circa 2-3 arcseconds, which discussed elsewhere is enough for longer exposures under UK skies. If you read the above thread then 10 minutes means that you can guide forever? It is specially designed for observers who need the steadiness of the EQ6 Pro mount but finds the EQ6 Pro … If you don't need the AZ feature then yes, and in the UK market it is a lower price than the AZEQ6GT. The HEQ5 Synscan Pro / Syntrek is a scaled down version of the EQ6 Pro, the description on the RVO site is inaccurate. Skywatcher HEQ5 PRO Same as HEQ5 Syntrek but supplied with a Synscan GOTO handset, not the manual handset. There's no quoted guide performance here as it doesn't account for that, but useful none the less. We have had to to recall and validate customer mounts with 60 minute single images, because they doubted the capability of our mounts. Very helpful thank you, totally confused buy all the different parts and functions of these mounts. Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Mount GoTo Equatorial Mount. Every time you use it. Have a read of this data table for other brands and models: The previous upgrade path of jumping from an EQ6 straight to an Avalon/Mesu 200 solution is now thrown sharply into focus. 6 is a new Sky-watcher based platform that meets that higher end mount performance envelope at a ground breaking price below all of these, with aerospace grade components such as our SPX Worm-gears in both axis. If you have the money get the HEQ5 and the 200P if you don't have the funds and want to get started then get the EQ5 and the 200P and enjoy the journey ahead. But it makes sense. If it's 0.3 of an arc-second or so off, that isn't the time to launch off with a flurry of forum posts or lawyers letters to fix it. StellarDrive's have precision worm-gears in both axis that take the periodic error circa ±5 arc-sec and matches the Takahashi EM200 of which it is an almost copy of. Also: the HEQ5 does well … Re-assembly of the RA axis is … Well, under any skies actually. But before you beat up on your dealer/manufacturer for supplying a lemon of a mount, and it is statistically likely it won't be, it's down to you to demonstrate it as fact. 0Interestingly, the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R has shaped up to be a great mount. If you want to know how good our mounts are compared to everybody else's you've come to the right place. The gears should be closely fitted but not pressed together too tight to prevent excessive gear … The data proves the fact, with data to back it up. Sky-Watcher Pro mounts have been designed for use by novices and experts alike. There's more choice in the middle now. Not just hypertuned mounts (as no other tuner seems to publish any data for comparison to stock mount on this scale...), but ALL equatorial mounts and compare them online. It does perform better than stock, matching a tuned EQ6, but we have also improved the performance of the StellarDrive 6R, nearly doubling its performance, perhaps making it the ultimate 20kg class imaging mount. Sky-Watcher SynScan mounts have been designed for use by novices and experts alike. The EVO6 has impressive performance from a geared platform, and with a precision RA worm gear. Image: Cropped Single Frame 72mm WO Megrez 72+0.8xFRIII (537mm focal length) modded EOS450D ISO100 3600secs on DarkFrame Hypertuned HEQ5 guided with QHY5L-II mono with 50mm WO Guide scope. Not really if you look at the sums. If you are thinking your needs are more than your EQ6 can handle, start saving. The venerable HEQ5 and NEQ6 are seen as the benchmark EQ mounts upon which all others are judged. With guiding, some mounts are more equal than others. We have verifying RA values further, as we have acquired a Telescope Drive Master system and a range of adapter to test and tune various mounts, using PecPrep, to see what's going on under the hood. Remember all mounts should be able to guide down to 2 arcsecs? Most people guide though with these mounts though. The most expensive mount in the table is the Ioptron iEQ30 pro … I’ve imaged with up to 15Kg on it, … This is where it gets a bit fuzzy but I'll simplify where I can. It is specially designed for observers who need the steadiness of the EQ6 Pro mount but finds the EQ6 Pro … The common rule of thumb is to take off 1/2 to a 1/3 of the stated maximum payload of the mount, if you're astro-imaging. That is what you are paying for, and the high end mounts are worthy of such distinction. A great mount at a very pocket-friendly (well, relatively) price. Is it worth it over the AZEQ6GT? Pro versions with GoTo are mostly white while the non-GoTo versions are most usually black. On a good night, it should be in the realm of what you see in the tables. So why is guiding such a mixed bag? Hi All, I am having some real problems with the PA on the ASI Air Pro. 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 … Thank you for posting your blog comment. If you search the web, you'll find similar data on the mounts listed in any of the tables. We did this under warranty, which means our mounts have proven to be very reliable tracking platforms. We have had to to recall and validate customer mounts with 60 minute single images, because they doubted the capability of our mounts. Compare Sky-Watcher HEQ5 vs Sky-Watcher EQM-35 vs Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ5 Press ‎ ↵ Enter ‎ for Accessibility for blind people who use screen readers Press ‎ ↵ Enter ‎ for Keyboard Navigation No point boosting/trimming the figures, anyone can with a guide camera can test their own mount for themselves. 907 2895 01, First Light Optics Ltd All rights reserved © 2021, We use cookies on this website. It makes it easier when making decisions about which one to buy, or whether to tune your mount. Mounts like Avalon, Paramount and 10Micron (Table 3) are by their nature a better engineered platform with unguided periodic error figures typically into single figures that may match a TDM, for the ultimate unguided performance.? Designed for novice and experienced astronomers alike, the Sky-Watcher USA HEQ5 Equatorial GoTo Mount is built to similar specifications of their more robust mounts for those who are … Of course not, this is Astronomy! On Dual bar with WO ZS71/EOS40D Guided Payload 9KG, (Customer supplied)  @Focal length (tested, Table 2.2 (06/03/2020) EQ Capable Meade mounts -, Arc-second Unguided/Guided Performance over 300 second exposures, Table 3 (06/03/2020) Higher end EQ mounts Arc-second Unguided/Guided PE Performance. If you mount isn't in the tables below then try here. However, weather dictates all. Polar Alignment Problems with ASI Air Pro and HEQ5. Some mounts are more equal than others. That's why we know what works. Sort of. As well as our reference mounts our customers send us regular data, so … … The good old HEQ5 Pro! This list which has been around for awhile lists over 120 mounts stated and independently quoted via owners and forums. Do you sell the rings which will enable me to do this. Payload is the biggest advantage these more expensive models offer as well as amazing design and build quality. I try to update at least once or twice a month, to refine the data and add to it. You are free to manage these via your browser settings at any time. Remember all mounts should be able to guide down to 2 arcsecs? It’s rated to take up to about 18Kg, but its best kept to about 12Kg for imaging purposes. These mounts provide extremely high precision tracking and have built in autoguider ports. AC/DC Adapter for SkyWatcher EQ3 Pro/EQ5 Pro/HEQ5 The scope is the older model c8 but still gives great views. I'm thinking of buying an imaging package off Andrews Comms and it comes with a Guan Sheng GS-630 8" f/5 imaging Newtonian on Celestron Advanced VX "Go-To" equatorial mount with tripod. Mount tuning was always seen as a slightly dubious affair, but these results prove there is now a genuine alternative, that allows you to access more of the Deep Sky. Now let us manage a little expectation here and a disclaimer. This data will make you think: Why bother buying a more expensive mount? SKYWATCHER HEQ5 PRO GO-TO MOUNT Sky at Night magazine "group test winner" Recommend for: ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY Sky-Watcher Mounts have been designed for use by novices and experts alike. The heavy-duty mount is a smaller version of the SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro mount and is specifically designed for observers who enjoy the steadiness of the EQ6 Pro … All of this contributes to more reliable imaging, even in poorer seeing conditions. Hi,I am thinking of buying a HEQ5 Pro to mount my 200P Dob OTA onto. The HEQ5 Motor gears should all be flush with each other as shown in the picture to the left. Weights for the mount head are given. But your mount is now having to work harder when guiding. Would a HEQ5 be better in the long run or would it be the VX? The previous upgrade path of jumping from an EQ6 straight to an Avalon/Mesu 200 solution is now thrown sharply into focus. This heavy-duty HEQ5 Pro mount is a smaller version of the sturdy EQ6 Pro mount. http://lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/pe.html, https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/243782-expectations-with-guiding/. This kit replaces the factory spur gear drive train with timing belts. Sturdy 30 Pound Payload With a sturdy payload capacity of 30 pounds, the computerized HEQ5 is Sky-Watcher’s most well rounded mount. The EQ6 has a greater load capacity than the smaller HEQ5 … This applies to any worm-driven EQ mount, and should typically be set up slightly east-heavy to provide the mount with an attitude of a controlled fall, so that the RA motor is dictating that precise movement. 2010 I bought a used skywatcher HEQ5Pro. The simplest example is how we evolved our EQ6 mounts. There's more choice in the middle now. Pryde. It is specially designed for observers who need the steadiness of the EQ6 Pro mount but finds the EQ6 Pro … You can e-mail me at dave@darkframe.co.uk for truly unbiased advice. The limiting factor is our wonderful UK Skies. These mounts provide extremely high precision tracking and have built in autoguider ports. Well, as you can see they do offer serious performance. (Please note the regular HEQ5 and HEQ5 Syntrek are now discontinued). The regular HEQ5 can be upgraded to full PRO spec using the optional Synscan PRO GOTO Upgrade kit. 4 Hours is usually what most pro-imagers say is the minimum. Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro Computerized Equatorial Mount. We also have our own in-house custom Test Rigs that can very accurately measure the unguided tracking rate of any mount to 0.001 ArcSecond, which means we can also record the micro acceleration/decelleration of lubricants, stiction, motor tracking and encoder performance over time, compared to 100% of Sidereal Rate. On Dual bar with WO ZS71/EOS40D Guided Payload 9KG  ©2016 David Woods/DarkFrame Ltdtd, Table 1 (06/03/20) EQ Sky-watcher - Arc-second Unguided/Guided Performance over 300 second exposures, Key: *Recommended Imaging Payload  **Avg Guided RMS (Customer supplied)  @Focal length (tested OTA's on reference mounts/customer data) *** Build Type: 6.5.5 (Flat Earth) ^^ Build Type: 6.3.x (Bonneville), Table 1.1  (12/04/17) Maximum guided exposure time vs dropped frames (4 hour session @900sec), Key: *Recommended Imaging Payload  **Avg Customer Data  ***tested OTA's on Reference Mounts to BT v6.3.x, Table 2: (06/03/2020) EQ iOptron - Arc-second Unguided/Guided Performance over 300 second exposures, Key:  **Avg Guided RMS (Customer supplied)  @Focal length (tested OTA's on reference mounts/customer data), Table 2.1 (06/03/2020 EQ Celestron Arc-second - Unguided/Guided Performance over 300 second exposures, Table 2.2 (06/03/2020) EQ Capable Meade mounts - Arc-second Unguided/Guided Performance over 300 second exposures0. What is proven beyond any doubt is that we have defined that tuning your mount works! Images and article by darkframeoptics.com. In the UK and Northern Europe at least, the skies are the speed limit. Data on our latest Build Type v6.3.x with its enhanced build package improve guided performance by up to 0.3 of an arc-second over the previous build type, and at least twice as good as any Rowan Belt Kit install you'd attempt yourself. heq5 & eq6 instruction manual (french) Thanks Optique Unterlinden for providing the French translated manuals! Everything comes into play, for long exposure - Polar Alignment, Balance, Guide setup, backlash even voltage! This is independent data unless specified. Heck, even a well sorted EQ5 will guide down to 1.4 arcsec RMS with a lot of practice and fettling,  https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/243782-expectations-with-guiding/ ) so what's the deal with these more expensive mounts? Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Mount Review | My Astrophotography Results The mount provides a convenient, stable platform for … That's where reliability comes in and the closer you get to the limit, then the less more critical your balancing will need to be as your telescope changes orientation. HEQ5 Pro mount - UPGRADE. If you plug a Synscan GOTO handset into a HEQ5 Syntrek it becomes a HEQ5 … A mount costing less than £1k with an impressive combination of ease-of-use, stability and tracking … The other thought is a Bintel BT200 f/5 on a HEQ5 Pro … The first figure is the peak-to-peak unguided figures for the respective mounts, the second under PHD2, then the third is the overall RMS. It is worth upgrading from your EQ6? Importantly, our mounts are much more reliable (and quieter) over longer exposures than a factory mount, because they have been setup and optimised individually. However, the Orion Sirius EQ-G is a bit more expensive at €1100. Unguided. Home Modded, is usually owner modified mounts, run via PHD2. If you provided your email then you will be notified of replies to this comment.. William Optics Star 71 II 4 Element APO Refractor, EQ6/NEQ6/AZEQ6/Atlas EQ-G/Atlas Pro/LXD55/LXD75. The main … Primarily, it's all about how it's assembled and designed. Top of the tree are the Paramounts with 7 arc-seconds RMS (±3.8 arcsec) across their range. The pulley modification reduces the spur gear errors that are typical and therefore … It's not just all down to the figures though. You can do your own research, but none of this is skewed. During the first use I realized … It is specially designed for observers who need the steadiness of the EQ6 Pro mount but finds the EQ6 Pro … Well, your skies will ultimately dictate that, but your mount has to track the sky, not for 10 minutes but for a few hours if you want to gather enough meaningful image data to create those amazing images. An EQ6 / NEQ6 Pro alongside my own modified HEQ5. All the information supplied is independent, real-world data unless stated. It’s a very solid mount, with a lot of features, and a … Heck, even a well sorted EQ5 will guide down to 1.4 arcsec RMS with a lot of practice and fettling, Image: Cropped Single Frame 72mm WO Megrez 72+0.8xFRIII (537mm focal length) modded EOS450D ISO100 3600secs on DarkFrame Hypertuned HEQ5 guided with QHY5L-II mono with 50mm WO Guide scope. The venerable HEQ5 and NEQ6 are seen as the benchmark EQ mounts upon which all others are judged. So at this level, reliable consistent and accurate tracking is all both guided and unguided. As well as our reference mounts our customers send us regular data, so not is this only independent, they paid to find out how good their mounts are improved, and they usually had data before and after so here it is as an average in a table. However, that's because it's light and my Polar Alignment was god-like (it normally is, but I also have to work on my modesty), after 15 minutes of tweaking. The HEQ5 and EQ6 mounts are very similar, the Orion equivalents are identical. What is interesting is that our mount Bonneville EQ6 rebuilds meet the Pierro Astro EVO6 head-on with similar PE of circa ±8 arcsecs. Doesn't sound much but it equates to 72% more accurate guided tracking. We took several customer mounts with similar 4000-5000mm focal lengths and ran the same tests on Jupiter and Sidereal, and came back with equally similar results. Please send any guide data you have on your mount especially Meade/Celestron/Vixen and Meade, and I'd be happy to add it to the tables so that others can make more informed buying decisions. DarkFrame tuned data are either our own or customer Reference mounts. The HEQ5 Pro mount is considered by many to be Sky-Watcher's 'sweet spot'. For a serious price. These mounts provide extremely high precision tracking and have built in autoguider ports. This heavy-duty HEQ5 Pro mount is a smaller version of the sturdy EQ6 Pro … This heavy-duty HEQ5 Pro mount is a smaller version of the sturdy EQ6 Pro mount. 0Table 3 (06/03/2020) Higher end EQ mounts Arc-second Unguided/Guided PE Performance, Key: *Customer/Test data  ^PemPro/PPEC/TDM   **PHD Data  ∆ (stock), Have a read of this data table for other brands and models: http://lambermont.dyndns.org/astro/pe.html. The regular HEQ5 can be upgraded to full PRO spec using the optional Synscan PRO GOTO Upgrade kit.
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