{"id":13797,"date":"2025-04-04T16:11:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=13797"},"modified":"2026-09-04T13:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T11:59:28","slug":"tracking-motor-for-eq-2-and-eq-3-mounts","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/volgmotor-voor-eq-2-en-eq-3-montering\/","title":{"rendered":"Omegon Polar Motor for EQ-2 and EQ-3 Mounts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Omegon drive motor for EQ-2 and EQ-3 mount: your mount follows the stars by itself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An equatorial mount without a motor requires manual correction every few seconds: the Earth rotates and the object drifts out of view. This tracking motor takes over that task. It drives the RA axis at sidereal speed, keeping the object in the eyepiece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Especially at higher magnifications, that's the difference between relaxed viewing and constant adjustment, and it makes simple moon photography with longer sequences possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Omegon-volgmotor-voor-EQ-2-en-EQ-3.jpg\" alt=\"Omegon tracking motor for EQ-2 and EQ-3 mounts with hand controller\" title=\"\"><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Omegon-volgmotor-voor-EQ-2-en-EQ-3-1.jpg\" alt=\"Omegon tracking motor for EQ-2 and EQ-3 mounts with hand controller\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corrections without touching the telescope<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four-button hand controller offers 2x and 8x correction speeds plus a pause function. Small deviations can be corrected without touching the tube, thus without image vibration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">North and south<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hemisphere switch reverses the direction of rotation for use in the Southern Hemisphere, should the telescope travel there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Power from batteries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The motor runs on six D-batteries, making it completely self-sufficient in the field: no power tank or cables to a power source needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Featured accessories<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For EQ-2 and EQ-3 mounts. The motor tracks in right ascension; the declination axis remains manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For whom yes and for whom no<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u2713 Owners of an EQ-2 or EQ-3 mount<\/li><li>\u2713 Visual observers who want to relax at high magnification<\/li><li>\u2713 Who takes the first steps in moon and planet photography<\/li><li>GoTo expectations: this engine follows, it doesn't search<\/li><li>\u2717 Other mountings than EQ-2 and EQ-3<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specifications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Suitable for<\/strong><\/td><td>EQ-2 and EQ-3 mounts<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Drive<\/strong><\/td><td>RA-as, sidereal speed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Correction speeds<\/strong><\/td><td>2x and 8x, with pause function<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>DEC drive<\/strong><\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hand controller<\/strong><\/td><td>Yes, four buttons<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Toggle switch<\/strong><\/td><td>Yes (north\/south)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Power supply<\/strong><\/td><td>6 x D-cell batteries<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find more accessories for this merk at the <a href=\"\/en\/brands\/omegon\/\">Omegon merk Page<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tracking motor for EQ-2 and EQ-3 mounts' right ascension, with hand controller, 2x and 8x correction speeds, and hemisphere switch.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":19880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[126],"product_cat":[56,590,538,3084],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-13797","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-omegon","product_cat-telescoop-accessoires","product_cat-montering-accessoires","product_cat-monteringen","product_cat-volgmotoren","product_shipping_class-licht","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":93111,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-ra-motor-eq3-eq4-volgmotor\/","url_meta":{"origin":13797,"position":0},"title":"Omegon RA Motor for EQ-3 and EQ-4 Mounts","author":"","date":"08-01-2026","format":false,"excerpt":"RA motor drive for EQ-3 and EQ-4 mounts with hand controller and 2x and 4x correction speeds. 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