In this video I take you through the process of checking the backlash on the SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro equatorial mount.

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In this video I will give you the complete tour and description of my astro photography equipment. The tour will

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Everyone in this hobby knows that you need power to your mount and other equipment. You can supply this power

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The last session really made me aware of the need to have dew heaters on the optical assembly in order

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In this post I will describe one way of configuring your PC to allow it to connect to your equatorial

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I found that when mounting the telescope on the HEQ5 with the original dovetail the assembly was back heavy due

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So, the laptop or computer of choice is prepared and now it’s time for some drivers for all your equipment.

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If you are using the mount and telescope to do visual observations you can do that with the SynScan hand

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This is the first test of mounting the telescope assembly to the HEQ5 Pro mount. I had to move the

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