The Sky-Watcher CQ40 mount is a lightweight equatorial mount designed for use with smaller, compact astronomical telescopes. The design goal was to reduce the weight and size of the head while maintaining practical payload capacity. The core of the mount is a semicircular cradle, which allows latitude adjustment in the range from 0 to 72°. The CQ40 model uses a worm gear transmission and can be upgraded with an RA axis drive for object tracking.

Key features

• lightweight equatorial mount for small and compact telescopes
• head with a semicircular cradle
• latitude adjustment in the range of 0-72°
• worm gear transmission
• can be upgraded with an RA axis drive
• aluminum tripod with a plastic eyepiece tray

Package contents

• Sky-Watcher CQ40 mount
• aluminum tripod
• plastic eyepiece tray

Technical specifications

• mount type: equatorial
• maximum payload capacity: 4 kg
• head weight: 1 kg (without counterweight)
• set weight (net): 5 kg
• latitude adjustment range: 0-72°
• gear type: worm gear
• upgrade option: RA axis drive
• tripod: aluminum
• eyepiece tray: plastic
• SKU: SW-4171