{"product_id":"skywatcher-eq8-r-pro-synscan-goto-mount-head-pier-tripod-20323-20293-uk-new","title":"SkyWatcher EQ8-R PRO SYNSCAN GOTO MOUNT HEAD + PIER Tripod #20323\/20293 (UK) NEW","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSkyWatcher EQ8-R PRO SYNSCAN GOTO MOUNT HEAD EXTRA HEAVY-DUTY + PIER TRIPOD  #20323\/20293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBrand New UK Stock, boxed with full Guarantee\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro is an exciting evolutionary progression of the popular EQ8 Pro. The EQ8-R Pro is an extra heavy-duty, observatory class German equatorial mount, with a payload capacity of up to 50kg. Quiet in operation, the EQ8-R is supplied with the Synscan™ Go-To handset and can automatically find and track over 42,900 celestial objects from its extensive computer database.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan be used with the optional 20293 pier tripod or be installed onto a static pier. Two 10kg counterweights and the Synscan computerised handset are supplied. 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