What is the difference between HEQ5 and HEQ5 pro?

What is the difference between HEQ5 and HEQ5 pro?

Skywatcher HEQ5 Syntrek Adds higher quality stepper motors and a new mother-board and ST-4 autoguiding port for astrophotography. Skywatcher HEQ5 PRO Same as HEQ5 Syntrek but supplied with a Synscan GOTO handset, not the manual handset.

Is the HEQ5 good for astrophotography?

Sky-Watcher’s HEQ5 Pro is one of the most recommended astrophotography mounts for beginners for good reasons.

What is the difference between EQ5 and HEQ5?

The HEQ5 will support much more weight than the EQ5, so the whole setup will be much more stable. A single axis motor drives only the right ascension axis, and a dual axis motor controls both right ascension & declination.

Which mount is best for astrophotography?

Best Telescope Mounts for Astrophotography: A Complete Review

• Celestron CGX.
• Orion AstroView EQ Mount.
• Orion 9055 Equatorial Telescope Mount.
• Celestron Advanced Computerized Mount.
• Orion 9995 Sirius EQ-G Telescope Mount.
• Orion 9829 SkyView Telescope Mount.
• Orion Sirius Pro AZ/EQ-G.
• Celestron CG-4 Equatorial Mount.

Is an equatorial mount worth it?

These mounts are good for terrestrial observing and for scanning the sky at lower power but are not for deep sky photography. It can track continuously across the meridian, which many German mounts cannot do. Because it has very little or no counterweights, it’s also lighter and more portable.

How big of a telescope do you need to see the Andromeda Galaxy?

The Andromeda Galaxy looks great through smaller telescope of, say, 4 inches in diameter.

What kind of telescope do I need to see Andromeda?

You do not need a telescope to photograph Andromeda. because it is such a large deep-sky object, a telephoto lens (or zoom-lens) will suffice. When it comes to photographing this galaxy, this most important factor is to shoot during the New Moon phase, and away from city light pollution.