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Dale Carey
What is the best app to get for that night sky thing you hold
up and I'd's the stars. Want the red light thing for night
also?
Just moved up to the 4g thing with smart phone ( android
sys) and need toys........
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Jim Tallman <jctallman@...>
Google Sky is free. You can also get SkySafari for Android now
From: backbayastro@... [mailto:backbayastro@...] On Behalf Of Dale Carey
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:48 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: Re: [backbayastro]software question
What is the best app to get for that night sky thing you hold up and I'd's the stars. Want the red light thing for night also? Just moved up to the 4g thing with smart phone ( android sys) and need toys........ Dale Carey |
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bob414
I agree with Jim, Google Sky is free and is improving. SkySafari is my favorite, comes in 3 pay flavors, is NOT upgradable from one version to the next (is it’s only drawback “my opinion”). There is almost nothing you can see that you can’t find in SkySafari Pro. Read the reviews, see what version meets your needs. SkySafari (plus and Pro) will even control most goto scopes and assists using the pushto orion Intelliscope.
Bob
From: backbayastro@... [mailto:backbayastro@...] On Behalf Of Jim Tallman
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 9:41 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: RE: [backbayastro]software question
Google Sky is free. You can also get SkySafari for Android now
From: backbayastro@... [mailto:backbayastro@...] On Behalf Of Dale Carey
What is the best app to get for that night sky thing you hold up and I'd's the stars. Want the red light thing for night also? Just moved up to the 4g thing with smart phone ( android sys) and need toys........ Dale Carey |
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I have Google Sky and another freebie that you can mount the phone on your scope and do a “Push To”. I’ll share it tomorrow at Boardwalk!
Sincerely,
Jeff Goldstein www.jeffgold.net NAR #81619 L3 TRA#04764 L3
From: backbayastro@... [mailto:backbayastro@...] On Behalf Of Dale Carey
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 8:48 PM To: backbayastro@... Subject: Re: [backbayastro]software question
What is the best app to get for that night sky thing you hold up and I'd's the stars. Want the red light thing for night also? Just moved up to the 4g thing with smart phone ( android sys) and need toys........ Dale Carey |
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I have and use the following:
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Orion StarSeek (with Orion's cable I can control my telescopes). StarWalk Solarwalk SkySafari StarMap Skyview Almost all were very cheap, the cable for the StarSeek was $60 and DOES NOT control an iOptron mount or Meade ETX-LS. I have used it successfuly with my GOTO Orion DOB, Losmandy G11 and Meade LX-200GPS. I'll probably have it up and running tonight at BOARDWALK ASTRONOMY!!!!!!!!!!! v/r Chuck Jagow Rott?n Paws Observatory 36:46:23N / 76:13:31W -----Original Message----- |
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RapidEye
On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 8:47 PM, Dale Carey <vbstargazer@...> wrote:
On Android, I'd have the following: Space Junk, Star Chart, SkEye, AstroTools, as well as Google Sky.
All are free - try them out and see which you like best. I'd say SkEye is my favorite right now. |
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Dale,
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SkyView was the app that my grandson had that allowed you to overlay the star info onto the input from the camera, essentially allowing you to point the ting at the sky and the display showed the night sky in realtime via the camera and the app OVERLAYED where it thought stars ought to be. In theory you should be able touse that one alot. I have downloaded it on my phone, but not used it yet. Cameron was using it at GB when were screwing around over under your canopy with you he was overlaying the "bear" constillation on top of me for a while. remmeber? v/r Chuck Jagow Rott?n Paws Observatory 36:46:23N / 76:13:31W -----Original Message----- |
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gerlach.mark
I use Google Sky, too.
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Best thing I can say: IT WAS FREE!!! /\\ark --- In backbayastro@..., "Dale Carey" <vbstargazer@...> wrote:
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