[sac-forum] Re: SkySafari software
- From: pulind@xxxxx
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- Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:58:12 -0500 (EST)
This is really good news. I just bought an android phone and downloaded an app
called SkyEye. It's uses the phone's accelerometers to shows the sky in the
direction it's pointing, but it has limited catalog and search capability. I'm
anxious to try SkySafari.
Paul Lind
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Harshaw <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx>
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:01:55 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: SkySafari software
Beevo, I used the SEARCH feature today to test this and when selected, an entry
window appears at the top of the screen. (There are also several catalogs
shown below that which allow you to search by catalog.) I tried a few things,
by typing in things like STF 737 and IC 1732, and it pulled up data on both,
and then centered them on the screen when I asked them. The INFO option also
showed a wealth of info about each object. I have yet to really push the
double star database (by looking for search obscure items as STI1176 or MLB
932), but apparently the PLUS version has every NGC, IC, and most other popular
catalogs (including Messier, Caldwell, PK, and others) in it. An impressive
little package!
Richard Harshaw
Cave Creek, Arizona
Brilliant Sky Observatory
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