{"id":90582,"date":"2025-11-30T13:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T12:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=90582"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:13:07","slug":"sky-watcher-enhanced-dual-axis-motor-drive-eq5","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/sky-watcher-enhanced-dual-axis-motor-drive-eq5\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky-Watcher Enhanced Dual-Axis Motor Drive for EQ5 (with ST-4)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the Skywatcher EQ-5-ST4 motor set, you automatically keep stars, the Moon and Sun in focus. You don't have to make constant manual adjustments. This makes observing calmer and photography easier. Everything stays exactly where you want to see it, preserving sharpness and detail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"90583\" src=\"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Skywatcher-EQ-5-motorset-ST4-RA-en-DEC-met-autoguider-interface.jpg\" alt=\"Skywatcher EQ-5 motor set ST4 complete set with red hand controller, RA and DEC motors, cables, gears, allen keys and black carrying case.\" class=\"wp-image-90583\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ideal for astrophotography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to the ST4 autoguider interface, you keep long exposures stable. The motors accurately control the RA and DEC axes to keep your photos in focus. The manual control allows you to easily choose from three tracking speeds. This way you adjust speed to stars, the moon or the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hand control that thinks with you<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The controls let you customize keys to your eyepiece. You can also switch for southern hemisphere use. All settings are at your fingertips. So you feel complete control over what you see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready to use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The kit includes motors and hand controls. Assembly is simple and the interface makes upgrades easy. Your EQ-5 is instantly ready for comfortable observing or focused photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Capacity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Battery-powered<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Motor speed<\/td><td>0,5\u00d7, 2\u00d7, 16\u00d7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Suitable for<\/td><td>EQ-5 mount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tracking speeds<\/td><td>Solar, Lunar, Sideral<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Autoguider interface<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tracking DEC axis<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tracking RA axis<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hand controller<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Switch between northern and southern hemispheres<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Miscellaneous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Feature<\/th><th>Description<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Battery type<\/td><td>Mono (D, LR20)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skywatcher EQ-5-ST4 comes with RA and DEC motors, enhanced hand controller with ST4 autoguider interface, cables and battery holder for the EQ-5 mount.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":98060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[542],"product_cat":[3084],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-90582","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-sky-watcher","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":107604,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/televue-tele-pod-advanced-azimutale-montering\/","url_meta":{"origin":90582,"position":0},"title":"TeleVue Tele-Pod Advanced \u2013 Azimuth Mount","author":"Abdullah Ibrar","date":"28-04-2026","format":false,"excerpt":"TeleVue Tele-Pod Advanced \u2013 azimutale montering wordt geleverd met aluminium statief, transporttas en biedt soepele bediening voor lichte telescopen. \u00a0","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"TeleVue Montering Tele-Pod Advanced close-up van de azimutale montagekop op zwart geanodiseerd aluminium statief met blauwe accentring op witte achtergrond","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TeleVue-Montering-Tele-Pod-Advanced-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TeleVue-Montering-Tele-Pod-Advanced-1.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TeleVue-Montering-Tele-Pod-Advanced-1.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.telescoop.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/TeleVue-Montering-Tele-Pod-Advanced-1.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":104875,"url":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/levenhuk-labzz-t3\/","url_meta":{"origin":90582,"position":1},"title":"Levenhuk LabZZ T3 - 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