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Android SkySafari 6 Pro - Downloading, and Downloading and Downloading

Last post by AstroBee « Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:42 am
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by JayTee » Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:28 am

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My Andoid phone has a notification icon and the drop-down is telling me that it is downloading a SkySafari 6 Pro file. It has been doing this since...

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Interesting. Going to try that .

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Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:42 am
Giving Pixinsight a go.

Last post by KathyNS « Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:28 pm
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by Gordon » Tue Nov 16, 2021 5:54 pm

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I've been a long time user of a combination of AP software. I rely mostly on StarTools and DSS. Both of which serve me well. A few years back I did a...

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The learning curve is a bit of a challenge, because (a) there are more processes than any human can reasonably learn; (b) names are obscure and...

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Last post by KathyNS
Tue Nov 16, 2021 7:28 pm
EQ ASCOM question

Last post by JayTee « Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:43 am
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by Larry 1969 » Sat Nov 13, 2021 6:10 pm

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Good day all!
I have been wanting to perform PEC training on my EQ6-R Pro but I read somewhere that EQMod would require an update first.
I'm running...

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WoooHoooo.

Nice going.

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:43 am
WHICH PLANETARIUM

Last post by AstroBee « Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:07 pm
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by p1taylor » Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:19 am

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Hi All, Which is best planetarium program to use with AZ-GTi mount.

peter

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Peter,
I'm an Android guy and just checked the Google Store. They have a SynScan app (A free version and a paid version.) that will work with your...

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Last post by AstroBee
Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:07 pm
Stellarium Clock Question

Last post by Refractordude « Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:18 pm
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by Refractordude » Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:54 am

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Why is that every time I turn on Stellarium it is three hours ahead of the actual time? I just installed the new version 0.21.2. I can always set the...

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Good to go, thanks all.

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Last post by Refractordude
Fri Nov 05, 2021 5:18 pm
Which Weather Reports?

Last post by yobbo89 « Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:16 pm
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by mikemarotta » Thu Jul 29, 2021 12:52 am

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I gather all the news I need on the weather report. -- Simon & Garfunkel Only Living Boy in New York on Bridge over Troubled Water , 1970.

Right...

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i use meteoblue, monitoring jet streams is a must for me, especially for planetary imaging and i'll pick out nights to do my lum sets for better...

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Last post by yobbo89
Tue Oct 05, 2021 3:16 pm
Polar alignment software.

Last post by chris_g « Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:17 am
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by Gordon » Sun May 23, 2021 4:42 pm

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I had a fence installed in my backyard to help keep the 'critters' out of my telescope area. I had to move my 'stepping stones' which I have marked...

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I got lucky today with the weather. It took me a while to get to the screen cap below but I got there. Most of that time was me learning not to crank...

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Last post by chris_g
Tue Oct 05, 2021 5:17 am
Skyhopper - a newish astronomy navigation tool

Last post by The Happy Parrot « Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:45 am
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by The Happy Parrot » Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:33 pm

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I recently learned of a new open source smart phone web app called SkyHopper created by Artiom Beilis mostly on his own, though I believe there are...

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Sounds interesting, while I have an SE mount, this might be neat to use with my Porta Mount ll, which is by far my most used mount.

That sounds...

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Last post by The Happy Parrot
Tue Oct 05, 2021 2:45 am
SharpCap Polar Alignmet

Last post by lostone « Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:08 am
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by lostone » Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:31 pm

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Hello, have a question regarding polar alignment using SharpCap.
I have done polar alignment in the past usisng my guide scope on my ES152.
However...

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Well, I got some good info from SharpCap, Their latest version 4.?? now supports the Polemaster for polar alignment. :)

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Last post by lostone
Mon Oct 04, 2021 8:08 am
Astrophotography Softwares for Mac

Last post by han.k « Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:28 pm
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by astrographymc » Fri Aug 06, 2021 2:08 pm

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Hi all,
I use a Sony a6400 as my main imaging camera with an intervelometer for my imaging session till now. But recently I have ordered a dedicated...

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CCDciel is available for the Mac. It is acquisition software simular as APT

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Last post by han.k
Mon Sep 06, 2021 5:28 pm
Stellarium Bug - Screen goes blank every minute or so

Last post by yobbo89 « Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:17 pm
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by GCoyote » Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:45 pm

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I was running version 19. Upgraded to 20.3 and I'm still getting blank screens a few times per minute. Then it stabilizes, then starts again. Very...

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i was going post, try pressing f11, it will toggle into window mode , handy for remote ascess as some remote software have trouble with full screen...

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Last post by yobbo89
Thu Jul 29, 2021 4:17 pm
SkyTools 4 Upgrade

Last post by kt4hx « Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:45 am
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by omeek » Sun Jul 18, 2021 3:57 pm

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I finally upgraded from SkyTools 3 to SkyTools 4 (with the 50% discount). I haven't dug in too deep yet but so far I really like it. As far as...

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I just upgraded mine today Oliver. While I had not planned to do so, since any support for ST3, to include updating of the supernova, minor planet...

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Last post by kt4hx
Wed Jul 21, 2021 12:45 am
Stellarium 0.21.1

Last post by Gordon « Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:31 pm
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by alexwolf » Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:03 pm

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The Stellarium team are delighted to announce the release of Stellarium 0.21.1.

The major changes of this version:
- Updated designations of stars...

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Thanks to everyone on the Stellarium team for keep things up and running!!

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Last post by Gordon
Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:31 pm
Stellarium and Remote Desktop on Windows 10

Last post by XCalRocketMan « Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:33 pm
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by chris_g » Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:15 am

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Hello all,

It's been a while since I've posted, been busy these last few months while I've been waiting for my scope to to arrive that ordered back...

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Curious that you finally got it working without the need for StellariumScope. I found that StellariumScope was needed to run Stellarium with my...

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Last post by XCalRocketMan
Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:33 pm
Setting in camera exposure

Last post by jazzin « Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:18 am
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by jazzin » Sat Jun 05, 2021 5:12 pm

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This is kind of a PixInsight question or a Canon camera question but I can't get my login to work at those forums so I hope ya'll don't mind me...

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ARock,

I fixed it the easy way. I just reset all settings in the camera. Maybe not the smartest way but it worked.

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Last post by jazzin
Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:18 am
SkyTools 3 question for galaxy brightness

Last post by omeek « Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:29 pm
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by omeek » Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:15 am

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Hey all, I used to have ST3 and all the settings memorized but it's been so long there is one aspect I do not remember (and can't find my old...

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Awesome! That's what I thought. Thanks Bigz! :)

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Last post by omeek
Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:29 pm
SkEye App Review

Last post by ecuador « Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:51 am
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by JayTee » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:16 am

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SkEye for Android is a free title by Harshad RJ. It is a Planetarium app that can also be used as a PUSHTO guide for telescopes.

I finally got a...

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Hi JT, I assume that there is no iPhone equivalent?

Hi Tony,

Correct, SkEye is only for Android. My research for an iPhone alternative shows...

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Last post by ecuador
Sat Apr 24, 2021 9:51 am
Kstars with Ekos anybody using it?

Last post by KenGS « Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:20 am
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by Glenbo58 » Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:59 pm

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Being a Macbook user I spent much time researching what will work & what wont for OSX platforms. PHD2 guiding does have a Mac version but downloading...

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I use KStars/Ekos running INDi on a Linux box and KStars/Ekos on Windows. Ekos is rich in features which have been added organically so it can be...

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Last post by KenGS
Mon Apr 19, 2021 1:20 am
SGP Plate solving at 1450 F/L

Last post by lostone « Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:33 am
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by graywmj5 » Sat Feb 20, 2021 1:34 pm

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HI all,

I am not having any success getting SGP to plate solve at 1450 F/L on my C8. I am using the 6.3 reducer which changes the F/L to about...

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I have a lot of issues myself with SGP and plate solving on my RC 10 at 2000mm. I prefer to use either ASTAP or All Sky Plate Solver. I have no...

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Last post by lostone
Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:33 am
Every which way..

Last post by Star Dad « Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:25 pm
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by Greenman » Mon Feb 15, 2021 6:33 pm

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So, it is starting to dawn on me that there’s more to this deep sky stuff that meets the eye (pun intended). So many new terms, but I am getting my...

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Orion has the . What I'm wondering is there some software (perhaps NINA?) that could give me the FWHM readout so I could use the Mark 1 Mod 0 eyeball...

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Last post by Star Dad
Sat Feb 20, 2021 2:25 pm
MultiStar Guiding with PHD2

Last post by AstroBee « Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:31 pm
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by starfield » Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:10 pm

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Just noticed over on CloudyNights that PHD2 has added multi star guiding. Some of the early reports look promising and I'm really curious if multiple...

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hmm, i don't think i've updated my phd in like 2+ years (if it ain't broken then don't fix it),so it will be intresting to give it an update,...

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Last post by AstroBee
Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:31 pm
Stellarium And Object Data Question

Last post by Star Dad « Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:56 pm
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by Refractordude » Sun Jan 10, 2021 3:39 pm

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When looking at the Stellarium data about an object, how would I know what type of filter to use? Thinking about getting an OIII filter, but maybe I...

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One clue in Stellarium - you should notice that they refer to some (not all) nebulae as HII or Ha or Hb, etc. In some instances I have had good...

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Last post by Star Dad
Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:56 pm
Capturing with NINA

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:39 am
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 1:14 pm

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Anyone here using NINA for image capture?

I was out last night dodging the clouds and trying to get my head round the auto focus routine. From a...

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If you can post a screenshot of the graph, I can help you diagnose this issue.

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Last post by AstroBee
Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:39 am
Stellarium Web zoom?

Last post by AstroBee « Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:21 am
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by pakarinen » Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:12 pm

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When using Stellarium Web on my Windows 10 laptop (MS Edge, Firefox) I don't see a way to change the FOV from the keyboard. Do you have to mouse...

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Page up/Page down

** Nevermind, I just noticed you asked about the web version. I didn't even realize they had a web version.

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Last post by AstroBee
Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:21 am
fun tool for observation .

Last post by helicon « Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:55 pm
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by messier 111 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:47 pm

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hi all .
here is a tool that I like, to see the atmospheric conditions.
pink and mauve are not favorable conditions.
a blue swirling circle is...

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Very interesting. Currently getting winds from the west, supposed to rain all day from a storm that headed down from Alaska.

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Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:55 pm

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