This mount is a little older design than the others we will talk about however it has not been replaced simply because it is robust and stable. I have included the native periodic error too, as this is causing the most consternation amongst some owners. But your mount is now having to work harder when guiding. Thank you for posting your blog comment. Remember all mounts should be able to guide down to 2 arcsecs? It's not quite up to date but illustrates cost in Euros, Payload (max), Period Error (PE) and after PEC training or other control. So, if your mount doesn't do as stated, check your set up first. Start using a small 70mm refractor even at f4.8, or a 150mm f5 Newtonian and it will start to fall apart quite quickly. Every time you use it. One Reply to “Equatorial Mount comparison table from $700 to $2000 including reported periodic error” Pingback: The Mount – Astrodogger's Blog Leave a Reply Cancel reply 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. Our tuned mounts can run at full payload and still be sub-arcsecond. The previous upgrade path of jumping from an EQ6 straight to an Avalon/Mesu 200 solution is now thrown sharply into focus. Well, as you can see they do offer serious performance. 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. 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. If you're guiding or just tracking within or under your limits of seeing, then you are doing really good. Although the easy-to-use fork mounts are generally supplied with Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes (SCT's), the GEM is offered as an alternative on … So at this level, reliable consistent and accurate tracking is all both guided and unguided. It is worth upgrading from your EQ6? 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? The PE Factory/guided values are out-of-the-box as independently published on the Internet ans customer supplied. We have had to to recall and validate customer mounts with 60 minute single images, because they doubted the capability of our mounts. . Now, the skeptics among you may still doubt this, but this is fact over opinion. We did this under warranty, which means our mounts have proven to be very reliable tracking platforms. 4 Hours is usually what most pro-imagers say is the minimum. Heavier than the other 2 sixes, (that'll explain the handle then), it's higher build quality and architecture moves the game on. To help you in this regard, I’ve reviewed the specifications of all the ZWO color cameras on important aspects like read noise, quantum efficiency, and dynamic range. Like the others, I'm sure it will have quirks of its own, but we've too noticed a re-calibration of the payloads to make the EQ6-R look better. Sequence Generator Pro: An Illustrative Guide, Five tips to polar align your telescope mount like a pro, How to combat city light pollution in astrophotography. The EVO6 has impressive performance from a geared platform, and with a precision RA worm gear. If you mount isn't in the tables below then try here. In the UK and Northern Europe at least, the skies are the speed limit. The German Equatorial Mounts that are available from BuyTelescopes allow you to take great astrophotography. Auto-guide and your exposures are transformed from 1 minute to 5, 10 or even 20 minute exposures. S'not fair you cry! There's more choice in the middle now. Most people guide though with these mounts though. This design allows the attached instrument (your camera or telescope) to stay fixed on a celestial object by driving one axis at a constant speed. Some mounts are more equal than others. Required fields are marked *. For example, the Orion EQ-1 equatorial telescope mount pictured below requires you to manually control the axis of the mount … The venerable HEQ5 and NEQ6 are seen as the benchmark EQ mounts upon which all others are judged. We have a wide variety of equatorial mounts for … 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. So why is guiding such a mixed bag? However, weather dictates all. 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. It really is down to the build in all cases. Yes, you should also get what you pay for. Also, I’ve looked at requirements that are … Continue readingBest ZWO cameras for planetary imaging and deep-sky (DSO) astrophotography, CategoriesReviewsPosted onSeptember 10, 2020September 10, 2020AuthorAstroforum, I’ve owned the SkyWatcher EQ6R-Pro mount for about 6 months and after engaging in 14 imaging sessions, it’s about time to write a decent user review.