Only a couple of cables are needed when you re starting out one for power and one for the hand controller on the mount.
Astrophotography cable management.
Two dew heaters connections.
Learn how to tame the cable monster and get back to photographing the night sky.
My first astrophotography setup was very simple just a camera mount and telescope i had no cable issues then.
And finally the computer cable.
Astrophotography cable management is complicated by the fact that a telescope to photograph the universe consists of many devices mount camera autoguider electronic focuser motorized filter wheel etc that must be connected to a control computer and to a power source.
Cable management is something that evolves over time.
Thanks to eagle it is possible to simplify a lot the cable management and thanks to its patented design they will no longer pull or disconnect.
Three power cables 1 camera 2 mount 3 dew heater.
Astrophotography cable management is complicated by the fact that a telescope to photograph the universe consists of many devices mount camera autoguider electronic focuser motorized filter wheel etc that must be connected to a control computer and to a power source.