SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro Mount (S30300)

Excellent mount

Very pleased with the mount and also very pleased with the kindness and support for the All-Star Telescope’s team! I highly recommend this mount

SkyWatcher EQR Pro Mount

Although I haven’t used the amount yet my initial response to looking at it was very impressive.

Guiding is now limited by the seeing instead of my mount

I purchased the EQ6-R Pro Mount as a replacement for a a CGEM that was fine for visual observing but just not up to the requirements of >1000mm focal length astrophotography from my backyard observatory. My routine guiding performance has gone from >2 arc seconds with the CGEM to <0.6 arc seconds with the EQ6-R Pro, which means that I am now experiencing guiding that is limited by the seeing instead of the precision of the mount. The belt drives make a huge difference in backlash, and I would not purchase a mount of this class that does not have them. I do not think I could get better guiding performance even with encoders, since I seem to be limited by the seeing. I am very happy with the performance of the mount, which is well matched to my 8" SCT using OAG.