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Appendix i : specifications – Sky-Watcher AZ EQ6 User Manual

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Dimensions:

Specifications:

Equatorial Mode

Alt-azimuth Mode

Product Name

AZ-EQ6 GT Mount

Mount Type

German Equatorial / Alt-azimuth Dual Mode

Payload

(Counterweights excluded)

20kg

Latitude Adjustment Range

10º to 75º, 90º

Azimuth Adjustment Range

About ±9 º

Weight(Tripod excluded)

15.4 kg

Counterweight

2 x 5kg/ea

Tripod

2-inch stainless steel, 7.5kg

Counterweight Rod

25mm Diameter, Length 202mm + 150mm

Power Requirement

DC11~16V 4A

Motor

1.8 º Hybrid Stepper Motor

Transmission

180:1 Worm Drive + 48:12 Timing Belt Drive + 64

Micro-step/1.8º Stepper Motor Drive

Gear Ratio

720

Resolution

9216000 Counts/Rev., approx. 0.14 arc-second

Maximum Slewing Speed

4.2 degrees/second

Tracking Rate

Sidereal rate, solar rate, lunar rate

Tracking Mode

Alt-azimuth mode or 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, Vari-

able Star, Named Star, Planets

Pointing Accuracy

Up to 5 arc-minutes (RMS)

Resolution of Aux. R.A./Dec. Axis Encoders

6356 Counts/Rev., approx. 3.4 arc-minutes

Note: The above specifications may be changed without advance notice.

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