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Originally Posted by barx1963
Well I have gone and had a look at Skeye and of the programs I have seen it is not bad. Red light is actually really dim. Will have to test the accuracy on a scope but still have a couple of concerns which others may answer.
Firstly it didn't like being anywhere near metallic or electronic objects. Metal tubes, dew heaters and batteries are often found on scopes. Secondly it would have to be very securely fastened as you are navigating by pushing on the screen. Velcro would likely result in it moving and losing alignment. Thirdly, if you only have a small phone it is going to be hard to use when tired and cold.
Fourthly the catalogue is very limited, only 194 NGC objects.
Anyway the idea seems sound.
Malcolm
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hi Malcolm, if you do decide to try it out, I learnt with my experience (only used it once) that Velcro is sufficient to secure the phone to the scope, as youre only touching the screen to align the app to that object. the thing I didn't realise was you can do multiple star alignment which makes it more accurate, especially if the stars are within an area of exploration.
obviously moving the scope considerable distances will throw it off .. but a quick realign would make it accurate. (according to other users).
the pro version has the full ngc, ic and messier catalogues, with size and surface brightess filters for each.
I've been wanting to test it out again but work and poor conditions have limited me to the binos since I've realised what I was doing wrong.
please do comment if you give it a try ..
also, I checked the magnetic field of my scope and where I have my Velcro located it's registering around 70uT and normal is 50uT. tested some pots and they hit the 288-300 mark so im guessing there's not much interferance.
matt