[mch62 (Mark)]

Is that $1199 for the upgrade to a Sky scan if you have an EQ6 ?

What is the price for a complete EQ6 Sky Scan from the factory.

At these prices it a tuff call on the aftermarket kit and a Sky Scan kit.
Nice to see some more realistic pricing on the mounts to what has been advertised elsewhere.

The basic difference I can see are , the Astromeccanica kit has 20% stronger motors and a better motor drive set up and the controller will interface with popular charting programs to give full Go-To via a computer screen.( eg click on an object hit go to and away it goes)
The controller buy itself is not Go-To but a better version of a standard drive controll.
So you will need a laptop or computer to have Go-To and a charting program available as freeware if need be.

The Sky scan is a stand alone Go-To with star alighnment via the hand controll.
They both have the ability to auto guide via an auxilary port and have back lash controll.
The AM kit will guide via a ToUcam not sure of the SS.
The SS has PE not sure on the Am kit.

looking at the two the Sky scan is most probably better for a novice or beginner where the Am kit would suit the intermediate to more advanced user with more bells and whistles.
That's how i see it any way.

Don't get me wrong , from a search on the web it appears the Sky Scan EQ6 is a great unit addressing the problems of the standard mount and more than capable of long exposure CCD from some of the pics being posted.

Ther are other kits made to suit the EQ6 and they have all misteriously come down in price so it appears there is quite a market for a good contoller for the EQ6.

Mark