Sky-Watcher HEQ5 - Fully Computerized GoTo German Equatorial Telescope Mount - Motorized Astrophotography Mount with 42,000 Object Database

hi this is Graham from Jenham''s Astro this video covers the unboxing of an HEQ5 Pro telescope mount by skywatcher now this mount's been around for a few years and I've used one in a garden observatory setup it's a popular choice for astronomers wanting the convenience of a go to mount offers good stability while also being reasonable portable. The package arrives in two boxes. One containing the mount and one the tripod so let's take a look. Let's open up the big box So there's a box inside the box. It contains the tripod It's nicely packaged in foam to protect either end of it The tripod itself weighs around 5 kilos. It's quite rigid and has the 1.75 inch diameter steel legs There's also a spreader bar so that's going to attach into the middle of the tripod to allow the legs to brace securely and for us to tighten the whole assembly up and there's also the box quite heavy this one abo