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Originally Posted by Grimmeister
Hi Oz,
In answer to your questions, the EQ6 and EQ8 mounting arrangements are different so you will need a new mount plate.
Yes you can definitely hook up the mount direct with EQMod, same settings as the EQ5/EQ6 and works a treat.
Cheers
Anthony
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Thank you Anthony. It seems I have had to read just a few posts further to get my question about the plate answered. It is mentioned on the same 11th page :-)
BTW, Orion has heir version of EQ8 listed on their website. I guess it is the same mount. The interesting thing though that they say that their mount should +-3 arcs tracking error without PEC
http://www.telescope.com/Mounts-Trip...4/p/103015.uts
Skywatcher does not make such promises or at least I could not find anything about it on their website.