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.
My first astrophotography setup was very simple just a camera mount and telescope i had no cable issues then.
Astrophotography cable management with eagle.
And finally the computer cable.
Today there are four usb cables 1 camera 2 filter wheel 3 autoguider 4 mount.
The art of astrophotography can quickly turn into the art of cable management.
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.
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.
Two dew heaters connections.
Cable management is something that evolves over time.