Skywatcher brought out a 35kg class EQ mount back in early 2019 for the European market which wasn’t available in the US or Australasia ( don’t know why )
I watched a recent webcast from Skywatcher USA on the EQ8-R mount and on the chat line someone mentioned the CQ 350 mount and when it might be available. Skywatcher USA mentioned there’s something happening with this mount but didn’t let on too much about availability
I think the Skywatcher range has a huge gap between the 20kg class mounts and their EQ8-R at 50kg. A 35kg class mount would definitely fill that gap
A 35kg class mount which is EQMOD compatible is exactly what I’m looking for as a future upgrade.I’ve been eyeing off the EQ8-R mount but it’s way over spec’d payload wise for my requirements and at $8k is a little over budget too.
Any thoughts, comments or inside information on the CQ 350 mount
https://www.skywatcher.it/montatura-cq350-pro/