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EQ6-R

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Just wanted to say what a great mount the EQ6-R is turning out to be. Total RMS of .58 tonight with an 8” Newtonian on top and a reasonable breeze. So solid! Dec backlash a bit of an issue when calibrating but seems not to affect the guiding performance. Hasn’t dropped a sub yet.
Scopes:Skywatcher f5 12" Dob, f4 8” Quattro, Esprit 100
Mounts:Skywatcher EQ6-R (EQMod)
Cameras:ZWO ASI2600MM-Pro, Astronomik 2” filters
Apps:PHD2, Sequence Generator Pro, PixInsight
Eyepieces:Explore Scientific, Pentax XW, TeleVue Panoptic, Delos, Ethos
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