Controlling a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Mount Through Wi-Fi | High Point Scientific 

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Thanks so much for your kind words Robin, and good question! The way this, and most other mounts, work is with a good deal of trust in the user. In the case of this two-star alignment, the mount here was trusting that I properly polar aligned it, verified the location/ time/ date were correct, and importantly for this process - that I've visually centered the stars when I hit the checkmark. There is not much stopping the user from 'lying' to the mount, however; you can see here that while it prevented me from making grossly incorrect adjustments, it happily accepted the smaller random adjustments I did for the purposes of demonstration. This is why it's always important to double-check the information you're providing to the mount! Regarding a lighter payload mount in the Sky-Watcher family, they do have the EQM-35 mount which comes in at about half the capacity of the EQ6-R Pro from this video; and also have the HEQ5 Pro that nests in between the two. These are both Go To mounts that can broadly be said to be similar to the EQ6-R Pro; however if there are specific features from that unit you're looking for, or if you have any questions about these or other mounts in that weight class, please just give us a call or an email and we'd be happy to speak on those points further!

Hi there Eric, I'm glad you found the video helpful! You are correct the GTi currently uses the same SynScan apps, which as far as different modes go only have EQ and AZ as options at this time. As a result the instructions in this video should largely transfer over to the GTi, or any other Sky-Watcher EQ mount that uses the SynScan app or Wi-Fi dongle. Regarding the shutter release feature, this is something that is accessible via the app - albeit at this point, only the Pro version (same menu as the polar scope illuminator). At this point in time that allows you to set the number of photos to take, exposure time, and the duration of the pause between photos; and so should be able to replace an intervalometer with the correct cable.

Hi Keith! In terms of what we can recommend, there isn't much unfortunately; we don't currently offer any kits for that mount, nor do I have enough experience with any outside kits to comfortably direct you towards them. However there was an OEM upgrade kit made for the EQ-6, the EQ6 SynScan Upgrade Kit, that added the SynScan Go-To controller and an autoguide port and which you can still view on the Sky-Watcher global site (and find a bit more information on it via the "EQ6 GOTO Upgrade Kit Installation" manual in the SynScan GoTo Mount tab of the Product Manuals page). Whether Sky-Watcher will offer this again, and whether you could further use adapters to control this via PC or the Wi-Fi dongle from this video, I can't say and would direct you to Sky-Watcher on; however I hope this has still been helpful in directing your search!

@@highpointscientific Thanks guys. I have an email into Skywatcher !!

Thank you, Willis! Our step-by-step guide is still available and can be found here: www.highpointscientific.com/astronomy-hub/post/how-tos/controlling-a-sky-watcher-eq6-r-pro-mount-through-wi-fi?

Thanks Edward for the steps...I appreciate

Hello Jeffrey, the WiFi adapter from this video is model number S30103. Thanks for your interest and support, and if you have any other questions don't hesitate to send us an email or give us a call!