{"product_id":"sky-watcher-eq8-rh-goto-mount-with-pier-tripod-synscan-hc","title":"Sky Watcher EQ8 RH GoTo Mount with Pier Tripod (SynScan HC)","description":"\u003c!-- jacobs-auto-desc v1 --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height:1.6;\"\u003eEngineered to master serious deep-sky astrophotography, this heavy-duty observatory-class platform delivers rigid tracking performance alongside exceptional payload capacity. 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