[AZ-Observing] Re: Star Charts
- From: "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:14:06 -0700
Eric, it's a matter of personal choice and preference. I have Sky Safari on
my smart phone and TheSky on my laptop, but I don't use them in the field. I
don't like exposing my laptop to desert conditions, and Safari on the phone
is still awful bright (even in night mode), especially when you have to
"wake up" the screen and get that momentary flash of white-light graphics.
I like charts because I can write on them and make notes about a particular
star in the field, or an unidentified galaxy I picked up, and so on.
But I don't think either side has a clear advantage over the other. There is
more even in the basic editions of Sky Safari and TheSky than any human has
time to observe.
Richard Harshaw
Cave Creek, AZ
Remember: your mind works faster than you think.
-----Original Message-----
From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Steinberg
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:01 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Star Charts
I've been using Sky Safari Pro which now runs fast on the iPad 3 and uses
the retina display to good effect. It also has 15,000,000 stars, 740,000
galaxies, etc. What am I missing vis-à-vis the advantages of printed
charts?
Thx,
Eric
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From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of KenGSikes
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:53 AM
To: EVAC; AZ Observing List
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Star Charts
Here is a link to some star charts that go to 8th mag. They are in pdf
format and can be printed to use at the telescope. That said one can print a
chart and mark it for desired objects and write notes on the back. Then
another chart of the same page can be printed for a different project Ken
Sikes
http://www.geocities.jp/toshimi_taki/atlas_85/atlas_85.htm
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