Anthony's Astrophotography

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would share another update on the EQ8 Mount. I was reviewing the latest manual release from Sky Watcher when I found on page 36 documented confirmation that Camera Controls are built into the AZ-EQ6 and the soon to be released EQ8, with any luck this means the EQ8 is not too far away from release to that actual market. The manual can be found here.

At this stage the only update (and this is from the supplier channels as well) March is still the tentative date for it’s arrival.

Here is an extract from the Sky Watcher Manual on page 36:

1. Using the SNAP port on the telescope mount:
   Several Sky-Watcher’s equatorial mounts (such as the AZ-EQ6 GT and the EQ8) are equipped with a SNAP port. Users can use a proper shutter release control cable to connect this port to the same port on the camera.
2. Using the multi-purpose port on the SynScan hand controller:
   The SynScan hand controller uses 2 pins (The SHUTTER and COMMON pins in the diagram of Appendix 3) of its multi-purpose port to control the shutter release of a DSLR camera. Users may use a proper shutter release cable to connect the SynScan hand controller and a camera.

Any way hopefully it’s release will be soon, if you find any further details please feel free to let me know.

Cheers

Anthony