[sac-forum] Re: SkySafari software
- From: "Bill VanOrden" <beevo1@xxxxxxx>
- To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:38:12 -0700
I bought the pro version. Better to have too many stars than not enough and
the promo price was very good. I can always limit magnitude.
Beevo
K7BVO
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On Behalf Of Richard Harshaw
Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2011 12:58 PM
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: SkySafari software
So far, I love it, and the support is first class. I bought the "Plus"
version which displays stars down to 16.7 mag, well beyond my grasp.
Richard Harshaw, from my htc Evo
On Dec 25, 2011 11:58 AM, <pulind@xxxxx> wrote:
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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