So?......Where's the EQ8??

[robz]

Anyone.............???:question:

[robz]

Hmmmmmmmm?................thought so:question:

[h0ughy]

obviously its not released

[toc]

I was expecting something at NEAF, but not a peep. Guess we will just have to be patient...

[tlgerdes]

I've got one.

It's in the boot of my Bugatti Veyron.

Opps, sorry that was last nights dream.:rofl:

[TrevorW]

At least you have a balanced dream

a)BV not a chance except if you win lotto
b)EQ8 possible

mine are generally totally unrealistic

BV
CDK
PME
blonde

[Kal]

Mmmmmmm (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6WLerTKZg&feature=player_embedded)

[mill]

Pssst the blonde might be the easiest to get :P

[tlgerdes]

Natural or Bottle?:question:

:rofl:

[TheDecepticon]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm!! Oh, boy! When, what, who, where!!????:eyepop::eyepop::eyepop:

[bartman]

The video is great, but doesnt show much.....
Has anybody contacted Synta/Skywatcher/GSO etc on the progress?
Surely someone has a bit of pull?:shrug:
Bartman

BTW;

All are bits of equipment, assuming 'blonde' is a beer......:thumbsup:( Beer can be used as a piece of equipment - if it is used as a tool for filing in time between long exposures;)

[renormalised]

Trev, you've forgotten three things...

mansion
superyacht
private jet

:):)

[Kal]

3rd hand information but someone on another forum emailed skywatcher and a rep came back and said "it should be out later this year" which means there is a possibility that it won't be out this year.

[jjjnettie]

Heyyyy, it's Nick!
Nice looking mount. I wonder how much it weighs? Too much for a frail like me I suppose.

[bartman]

So could you ( Andrew?) contact this person on the 'other forum' and find out the name of this rep that he/she contacted. Then contact them and tell them IIS demands ;)an answer........That last comment is good humor/ in jest......:lol:
However there are potential buyers here on IIS.....

If you have some association ( ie clout) with SW, let them know I ( cause I cant speak for the majority) am eager to know the progress of EQ8......
Bartman

[avandonk]

While you are waiting for the EQ8 maybe you could wait for this mount as well. The mount is covered about two minutes into the vid. Looks like a good original design.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQOHdmxW_vw


Bert

[bmitchell82]

Some very interesting products that they are releasing bert!

[Satchmo]

Jump to 11 min 35 sec....the end of the need for an autoguiding rig ?

[renormalised]

If the TDM is as good as they say it is, then it's worth every penny you'd spend on it.

[TrevorW]

$1800 it should be

[robz]

Trevor!....................wake up!.....................you're having a nightmare! :lol:

[TrevorW]

Sorry was referring to the TDM unit

[robz]

My fault actually, .........should have seen where the thread was heading..........TDM:confused2:

[renormalised]

Here, Rob...

http://www.explorescientific.com/telescopedrivemaster/

[Troy]

I emailed Andrews a couple of months ago with this same question.
When will the eq8 be available?
Answer: Next year!

[BlueAstra]

These are my photos from the same show. Sure they called it an EQ7 when I was there.

http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-events-local-meetings/131110-astrofest-2011-photos.html

[Visionoz]

Robz

Just a requote of a previous post re: EQ7 at that time and that's when the information about the EQ8 was given

I'll try to call them again next week and see if I can get any more feedback - the last time I was told to call Tasco for information if I wanted to know more!!

HTH
Cheers
Bill

[bartman]

I quite like the altitude adjustment arrangement on that mount. Reminds me of a car jack.
Bartman

[Kal]

I'm pretty sure the EQ8 is just a further development of the EQ7, but with a namechange. 8 is a lucky number for some asian cultures.

[Osirisra]

Nudge...

[Poita]

So is the EQ8 meant to be cheaper than the EQ9?

[robz]

O.K..................I'll bite......................what EQ9?????:question:

[Poita]

Hahahahaha!

Got one! :D

[JohnH]

TDM sounds good - any reports out there from actual use I wonder?

[Osirisra]

LOL, nice one :)

[Poita]

I just wish the EQ8 would come out so that one of you lot would sell me your EQ6 cheap :)

The TDM sounds great, simple idea but tricky to manufacture that accurately I guess. A lot of dollars though :(

[zardos123]

i got sick of waiting so i imported an ieq45 and so far i am very happy. accurate ,light and very stable, built in 32 channel gps. would recommend it to anybody, just waiting for the weather to clear to try some astrophotography :D

[ballaratdragons]

Excellent!
Looks like the EQ8 anyway.

Good move getting the ieq45 considering the EQ8 might be years away . . . if it ever comes :rolleyes:

[Poita]

What sort of money was the ieq45? Had any issues with it so far?

[TrevorW]

http://www.ioptron.com/index.cfm?select=productdetails&phid=554c70db-026e-4d24-be4e-2be32b3ffaac

Ioptron is a Chinese company, this mount looks very similar to the EQ7 yet the price seems over the top when you consider they are selling the Iq45 mount for under $2k US

[marki]

This may answer your question Trevor :P

"plus a tracking error of only 0.3 arc seconds realized by a Renishaw high resolution encoder-enabled double closed-loop tracking",

Mark

[Logieberra]

Check out this vid guys (apologies if it's been seen before...):

http://astrophotographycameras.org/tag/nebula/

[robz]

Just caught up with this thread and watched the video.

Sure looks like one hell of a mount..............wonder how much $$$ ??:question:

[Osirisra]

Droooooool.

[noswonky]

This might be it (although the title says EQ7)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rrUwe3Se3Q