Hi there iv just got the skymax 180mm can you tell me the best diagonal is for this term please thanks

Can I use the HEQ5Pro with the Skymax 180 for moon photography?

I'm right eye blind. Viewing on my flextube 250P is uncomfortable with my viewing chair. A diagonal would give me more room. The 250P has two fl positions 1200 and (what is the shorter fl)? Will the shorter fl allow me to use a diagonal? With an f ratio of 4.7, I assume (from what I've learned here) that a mirror diagonal is what I should get.

Hi Kevin I have a 150 evostar dx and just reciently bourght a baader prism. It certainly does make a differance.Dam good optics in the 150 .I have a TOA 130 and I can;t justify the differance in the cost. I'm not and never will bag Tak, its a very nice instument.

@SkywatcherUSA My question was will the 150i perform well for visual with a 5” f/7.8 refractor weighing 16 lbs (AT 125EDL)? I’m concerned about the moment arm. Needing counterweights isn’t a deal breaker. Do I need a bigger mount? I’m on Cloudy Nights so imaging with my AT CFT90 was never my concern for either the AM5N or 150i.

Will the wave 150i perform well (short settle times and ability to handle ~10mph wind) with a 16lb five inch f7.8 refractor for visual (my next scope?) without counter weights? I’d like to eventually get into imaging since I have a 90mm triplet.

Why not hardened steel gears?

I will buy this if they make a wedge. I want to see a wedge first

I'm looking to upgrade my eq6-r, as it's struggling under my c11 setup. This mount is appealing, but I've seen many reports of significant backlash and it's a bit alarming.

Hi! I live in Jakarta (latitude -6.20). Is Star adventurer 2i Pro usable here in my city, and can I use it with Dwarf II?

Can you install a ZWO EAF on the 150 or 180 Skymax? And you probably need a C8 edge HD bracket.

I wish I could afford something like that. Got my EQ5 second hand , it works well. Just got into astrophotography so any help,advice or guidance would be fantastic. ❤️

i can see this be 1500 dollar after trumps tariffs come in to place for us in the eu

I was concerned about the short saddle as well. I'm thinking about putting my old 12" lx200 on one of these. Is that crazy based on your "do not try this at home" note for the c14?

Awesome. Miss that show soo much. Are you going to get Geoff Notkin on ?

Trying to get very spacific info on some of the skywatcher mounts. I doubt dealers will be able to help. Is there a technical support line I can call? I remember Kevin when i worked at Apogee Instruments.

Great presentation, thank you! 🙏 I do wish with this and other new mounts to come the SW designers in China would add a clamp that doesn’t scratch the lovely anodized dovetail bars of our telescopes. A nylon-tipped bolt at least, not a bare metal surface. Or better yet a longer clamping bar. Ask them to improve the clamps, so we don’t have to buy an upgrade, as nice as they are, from ADM. Cheers! 🥂

Why doesn’t Sky-Watcher sell the weights for the SA GTI? When you look into the forums and social media groups a common topic is where to buy additional weights to balance out the mount. I have a Askar 65PQH with a Nikon D7200 and I can get it close to being balanced with the provided weights but when I install the 0.75x Reducer, I can’t achieve balance. Either include more weight with the mount or allow people to buy additional weight without jury-rigs.

this looks like the typical skywatcher cash stuff useless mount to grab the newbies? so they can buy a proper mount later? cause i have a eqm35 guy begging to buy my eq6 cause his mount tracks just bad with the telescope it has been sold with. ... .and this looks like the same kind of stuff.I just bought a eq6r to replace my old eq6 and i asked the local vendor to do a quality check to be sure i m not going to have issues, this means i probably wont have issues .... probably

I hope QC are better on these, I had two and DEC backlash was terrible. It could swing 20 Arc Seconds. Could not adjust it out either

Hi Kevin, i use a TP Link WLAN extender for my asi air which is powerd via usb. Is it possible to have a usb cable from my battery on the ground to the side panel usb port to get the power to through the usb on the saddle?

Scope wizard is not available for android. I hate apple products! Release an android version, WTF

If the eyepiece fogs (as it does all winter, in the north). I use a USB powered dew heater. Best quality by far, is the one made by MSM.

Does the Trifid support stalks add central obstruction induced diffraction artifacts? What about contrast reduction?

Excellent presentation. Will there be any new tutorial type videos coming this year? Lunar observing, AL programs (not sure if that requires some type of sponsorship), Messier Caldwell Herschel 400 observing? Also, watched an older video about observing at home on your channel. I needed that pep talk, and much appreciated.

Would this fit out of the box on my Celestron AVX mount?

if that thumbnail is AI, you should not only be ashamed of yourselves, but disgusted with yourselves as well.

Excellent 👍 All I need now is an Edge hd14 and one of these mounts 😗

Come on when the target for skywatcher is celebrating an total error under 1 arc sec holy moly. The benchmark for these mounts is around 0.3 guiding and not to be happy of under 1arcs

I have a question, which reducers are recommended for the Esprit 100 ? I own an starizona apex ed(L) and an TS Photoline 0.79….any idea? Thanks in advance ! Claus

This was the video I was waiting for, thank you.

Kevin - Tucson will have a early morning full on view of the dis and reappearance of the Mars Occultation.

Could you guys release some guides on connecting to NINA and what is the recommended way to do so? Is the wave 150i compatible with GSS or only eqmod?

So i took advantage of your sale on 2 big ticket item, and they are both listed as "back order" on the venders site. What kinda E.T.A. ( ontario canada)can one expect delivery on back order items, in my case , The Esprit 150ed apo trip and eq8-r mount. Also, whats the diffrence on the ESPRIT WITH THE BOLD RED LOGO and the black letter with galaxy spiral logo, place i ordered from adertised the red logo one, so not sure wit h one im getting.

Happy New Year Kevin !

How many times do you have to say the new version is the same as the old version. 500,000? Are you still saying it right now?

I'm considering getting a wave 150i mount. Just a question regarding the other lines, will there be more developments on the eq6r line or are you guys focusing on strain wave going forward? Also, please stop trying to make the synscan app a thing. People generally hate it and don't use it. Or, at least make it so it's an alternative to eqmod or gss. Currently, it's just useless.

So. I have the 150 on order, and i know its made with imiging in mind how ever, i would like to use eye peaces in it( for now). Witch rang ( mm)of eye peaces would be a good match with this scope both for planatry and DSO or even 1 or 2 all around "got to" eye peace. Other question,,,, Is there a diffrence in scopes from the red block letter logo s.w.esprit and the black letter galaxy spiral logo s.w. esprit. I believe im getting the red block letter logo one , at least thats the one advertised in the online store i ordered from. Thanks......Joel

Yes to the sw 150!

As an owner of the Wave 150i a question on a future pier build. So, I am thinking about pouring myself a concrete pier that can hold this Wave 150i mount and hold my smallest scope being the Redcat 51 and at this very day the biggest being the Esprit 120ED. There are ideas to add in the future a fair size newtonian scope as well. Given the smaller size compared to the EQ6R-Pro so I wonder what max diameter you advice for the concrete pier to ensure no parts hit the pier in any position. Thank you for your insight already (y)

The 150 really needs to be in an observatory.

Wonderful segment. I really want this scope!

Im in Australia and have no idea who's holding the reigns over here but I love my Sky Watcher stuff, a Big Chinese Factory that produces good stuff fairly inexpensively is something all of us should probably be interested in.

I know I am super late with this comment, but thank you for covering this video topic! I live in a city in a small apartment so this is all very relevant to me. I am limited to a 15lb max rig that can fit in a backpack and thought I would find a community on the web. But since starting, I found that so much of how people online talk about this hobby is by way of observing deep space objects through crazy astrophotography equipment and, of course, big ol' dobs. All that is interesting and I am learning a lot about the hobby, but it is not useful to me as an urban stargazer who is limited to minimal gear and trips up/down flights of stairs for any stargazing session. This video, however, keeps things simple, sets expectations, offers a "slow" approach to astronomy which I love, and reignites my excitement to go outside and look at the moon. Thanks for this and keep up the good work!

Would love to see an EQ10, 70kg payload to have two scopes in my observatory on a single mount. 🙏

Just want to say thanks to Jeff and Kevin for answering my question regarding smart telescopes. Like Jeff, there are things about them I’m not keen on. The Vaonis Vespera II looks impressive, but I like the simplicity of ZWO SeeStar 50 and 30. I hope this isn’t a project that gets canned before it goes into production as I’m hanging on at the moment as I like my Skywatcher 80 ED refractor and EQ6 equatorial mount and tripod, but I’ve not got to grips with astrophotography so I’m really hoping for a smart telescopes from Skywatcher that can replace my setup with an Atik CCD 460EX colour camera. One day, hopefully I’ll master it, but till then I’d like to be able to image the night sky with ease.

HOUDY<when are intelligent sky-watcher telescope coming??

I love my Az-Gti. I would love to have a version that can carry a little larger load, say 4 inch refractor comfortably. My interests are for visual use. Please don't forget us the visual users 😂

Any chances for full truss tube dobs? I like the flex tubes but hesitate due to the weight. An 8” full tube is about the limit of weight I want to deal with.

I'd definitely like to see more of this type of video! Maybe twice a year or something :)