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SKY-WATCHER EQ8 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
EQ8 Mount
121213V2
Copyright © Sky-Watcher

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL EQ8 Mount 121213V2 Copyright © Sky-Watcher...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The central post might fall freely when the two nuts are loosened. The counterweight(s), which is (are) placed between the bottom of the central post and the ground earlier, will PART IV : OTHER FEATURES OF THE EQ8 MOUNT support the central post and prevent any potential damages in such case.

  • Page 3: Part I: Setting Up The Eq8 Mount

    1.2 Putting On the EQ8 Mount Fig 1.1d the thumb screws at this moment. Loosen the two azimuth adjustment knobs on the EQ8 mount until there is sufficient space between the two knob screws (Fig. 1.2a). Remove the two azimuth locking screws and washers on the tripod top.

  • Page 4: Installing The Counterweights

    PART I: SETTING UP THE EQ8 MOUNT PART I: SETTING UP THE EQ8 MOUNT Slide the jackscrew handle in the hole at the end of the jackscrew shaft. Apply two ball Release the Dec. clutch knob (Fig 1.4) and rotate the Dec. axis until the three knobs on head screws on the handle.

  • Page 5: Part Ii : Polar Alignment

    Azimuth adjustment knob Fig. 2.1a Loosen the fork gripping knobs and screws (Fig 2.1b) on both sides of the EQ8 mount, and then tighten them slightly. Tighten the primary locking knob and then release it for 1/4 turn. Move the tripod to align the R.A. axis to true north or south (for observing in southern hemi- sphere) roughly.

  • Page 6: The Orientation Of The Polaris In Polar Scope

    PART II: POLAR ALIGNMENT PART II: POLAR ALIGNMENT 2.4 The Orientation of the Polaris in Polar Scope As the Polaris is not located exactly at the North Celestial Pole, we can see it orbits the North Celestial Pole in a polar scope. The large circle seen in the center of the pattern in Fig.

  • Page 7: Align The Polar Scope

    • If the pattern plate does disengage, remove the polar scope’s eyepiece by turning the and the latitude jackscrew of the EQ8 mount. Tighten the R.A. axis. knurled ring counterclockwise and then engage the pattern plate again. Rotate the large knurled ring on the polar scope for exactly half a turn (Fig 2.5a).

  • Page 8: Part Iii : Electronic Control Interface

    3.1 Control Panel controller in the mount has not received the worm index signal and the correc- The control panel of the EQ8 Mount is shown below: tion-recoding has not started yet. Intermittent two flashes: The PPEC training routine has been started and the controller in the mount has received the worm index signal and started to record the PE correction.

  • Page 9: Part Iv : Other Features Of The Eq8 Mount

    This feature can be enabled or disabled on the SynScan hand controller. 4.2 Permanent Periodic Error Correction The EQ8 mount is equipped with an index on its R.A. worm thus the motor controller can keep tracking the current position of the worm. After a proper PEC training routine, in which...

  • Page 10: Specifications

    APPENDIX I : SPECIFICATIONS Specifications: Product Name EQ8 Mount Mount Type German Equatorial Mount Payload 50kg (Rated for astrophotography; counterweights excluded) Latitude Adjustment Range 10º to 65º Azimuth Adjustment Range ±10 º Weight (Tripod excluded) 25 kg Counterweight 2 x 10kg/ea Tripod 29.4kg...
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