[AZ-Observing] Re: Star Charts
- From: DBogan3220@xxxxxxx
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:20:17 -0500 (EST)
You can go into Windows Mobility Center and turn down the brightness all
the way to 8% of the Maximum then put Red plastic over the screen. You may
find you need to brighten the display after you place the Red plastic over
the screen. I use a Kensington 70W DC to DC power supply to power my laptop
using the same battery I power my mount and CCD camera. Laptops thrive in
the out of doors,except when it rains :)
Dwight
In a message dated 11/22/2012 7:46:47 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
eric@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
Good point about making notes. I tried the laptop a couple of times, but
likewise don't like exposing it to the elements. The iPad's a bit more
rugged and will go two or three nights on a full charge. I find night mode
to be fine if the brightness is turned down; for the flashes, I made a red
gel cover for it. Seems to work OK.
Also, now that I have a new scope with Argo Navis/Servocat I hope to
eventually use the SkySafari to control it.
Thanks for the info,
Eric
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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Harshaw
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 7:14 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Star Charts
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."
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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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