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Originally Posted by ZeroID
Google Sky Maps is free, seems quite accurate .
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Yes, it's fine for telling you what you are looking at for naked-eye observation, but if you have even a small pair of binoculars or telescope, you'll find you can see FAR more than Google Sky Map can show, as it has a very limited database, and sky image resolution is also very limited.
I don't think you can use Google Sky Map as a practical PushTo tool either, unless you can somehow get your phone lined up perfectly with the telescope's axis - and that means having the screen perfecetly perpendicular to the tube axis, rather than just laying it flat on the telescope and fixing with velcro or a rubbed band, or using a standard phone bracket or similar (all of which will work easily with an app like SkEye).
If Google Sky Map whets your interest, you really should take a look at the numerous free / low-cost planetarium apps, such as SkySafari 4, SkEye, etc.