{"id":90574,"date":"2025-11-30T13:31:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T12:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=90574"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T11:58:47","slug":"sky-watcher-single-axis-ra-motor-drive-eq5","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-single-axis-ra-motor-drive-eq5\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Single-Axis (RA) Motor Drive for EQ5 Mount"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sky-Watcher RA Motor for EQ5: Automatic Single-Axis Tracking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This RA drive motor allows your EQ5 mount to automatically track stars and planets. After polar alignment, the motor takes over the rotation: the object remains in view while you observe. For visual work on an EQ5 or NEQ-5, this is the simplest and most affordable motorization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Skywatcher-EQ-5-monteringen-voor-RA-aandrijfmotor-2.jpg\" alt=\"Skywatcher EQ-5 mounts RA drive motor set with motor housing, gears and mounting hardware.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Skywatcher-EQ-5-monteringen-voor-RA-aandrijfmotor-3.jpg\" alt=\"Skywatcher EQ-5 mounts hand control with connection cord for RA motor with 2x and 8x correction rate.\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the manual control, you can correct at 2x or 8x speed, for example to re-center an object. The motor runs on four D batteries and will last for many observation nights. Motor, manual control, and battery holder are included in the set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Features<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>RA motor with manual control (2x and 8x correction)<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Many nights on four D-batteries<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Complete set: motor, remote control, battery holder<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compatibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suitable for Sky-Watcher EQ5 and NEQ-5. If you also want to motorize the DEC axis or autoguide, choose the RA and DEC Motor Set or the Enhanced Dual-Axis version with ST-4.<\/p>\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>Type<\/strong><\/td><td>Single-axis RA tracking motor<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Suitable for<\/strong><\/td><td>EQ5, NEQ-5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Correction speeds<\/strong><\/td><td>2x and 8x<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nutrition<\/strong><\/td><td>4 x D-battery<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The disassembly of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/brands\/sky-watcher\/\">Sky-Watcher<\/a> is a base that will last you for years. Unsure which mount is best for your telescope and your goals? Contact us, we'd be happy to help you decide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RA (Right Ascension) tracking motor with manual control for the EQ5 class: automatic tracking on the Right Ascension axis, corrections at 2x or 8x speed. 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