[coldknights (Cathy)]

Hi Peter.
Lets start with your Skywatcher HEQ5 mount if you want to control it with your Android tablet or Android phone you can do so with SkySafari and one of our SynScan Bluetooth Adaptors.

If you want to control it with a Windows Pc you can use the same SynScan Bluetooth Adaptor .

( programs it has been tested with for pc
The Sky 5 and x And Stellarium so far will work with others as well )...

Now works with Cartes du Ciel and Skytools 3 ( Ascom ) running the beta Ascom celestron driver.

And has been tested with a EQ8 with the Bluetooth connected to the SynScan Hand controller RS232 port ,there will be a new Ascom release soon.
We Tested it with Win 7 Pro 32 Bit and 64 Bit and Win 8.1 Pro 64 Bit.


If you want to control it with a mac you can use the same SynScan Bluetooth Adaptor .
( programs it has been tested with for mac Stellarium.

The Synscan Bluetooth Adaptor can be used instead of a orion starseek on the Android tablet or Android phone .


The Synscan Bluetooth Adaptor can not be used on a IPhone or Ipad as apple wont open the Bluetooth port to let this happen without going into apples policy.

List of mounts this Synscan Bluetooth Adaptor will work on.
any synscan hand controller AZ or EQ it plugs into the bottom of the synscan hand controller into the RS232 port.


The new 4 way Bluetooth Adaptor will be out soon and it is able to control the following 4 mounts (AZ_EQ6 ,EQ5,EQ8,EQ6) with EQMOD
windows platform and mac platform with EQMAC.

You can use EQMAC on a mac and STELLARIUM together .

You can use EQMOD on a pc with Stellarium together with Stellarium scope the sky 5 or the sky x.

A good safe distance to use the Bluetooth is 35 to 50 ft with no buildings to be a safe distance has been used at 80 ft turning the scope line of sight but 35 to 50 ft is the optimal distance.

There are many different models of Bluetooth Adaptors to fit different Types of scopes send a Private Message to us and we will do the best to answer your questions and requests to do different mounts like the Tah,Sytech and also AP1600GTO.

If Anyone has questions a private message is the best way to get answers and up to date Pricing.

Price for the Skywatcher Synscan ,Meade LX200GPS are $85.00 and the NexStar Bluetooth and Meade lx90 Adaptors and LX55/LX series are now $95.00

Picture below is of the Meade LX200GPS Bluetooth Adaptor weight 28g

Price of the Skywatcher Merlin /Orion Teletrack Bluetooth adaptor for Panorama $75.00 .

Price of the Skywatcher Allview Bluetooth Adaptor Panorama use with PapyWizard program
Price $75.00.

Postage within Australia $10.15 registered postage with Insurance .

Price for the 4 Way Bluetooth Adaptors TBA once the boxes are completed still waiting on them !

EQMod cables with a Adaptor for EQ6 will do 4 Different Sky-watcher mounts EQ5,AZEQ6,EQ8,EQ6 Approximate cable length 1.8m $50.00 .


"Coldknights"