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Originally Posted by Steffen
You use the Gyro button (two intersecting ellipses) for that, instead of the Compass button.
Speaking of which, I can't find the Gyro button on my iPhone 6 running Sky Safari 4.3.0.1. No idea where it went. It used to be right next to the Compass button on my iPhone 5 (that's the one I strapped to the Dob).
I know for sure that the iPhone 6 has a six-axis gyro, just like the 5. I wonder whether this is a bug in iOS 8 or Sky Safari 4, but I'm going to find out...
Cheers
Steffen.
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I think you might have been using a much older version of SkySafari, or possibly using it on a device with no compass, such as an old iPhone or iPod Touch.
According to the current FAQ
http://skysafariastronomy.com/suppor...skysafari.html :
11. The compass is not working! How do I make your apps show me the sky as I move the phone around?
First, make sure you have an iPhone or iPad with a compass. The original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch all lack a compass, so you won't be able to do this. At most, you'll be able to see the stars move "up and down" as you tilt the phone vertically. If you know where north is on the horizon, you can swipe the screen horizontally to "dial-in" the correct view.
22. Can SkySafari align my telescope for me? Can it use the iPhone's GPS to tell me where the scope is pointing?
No. GPS can tell you very accurately where on Planet Earth you and your telescope are located. But it can't "auto-magically" tell you what direction your scope happens to be looking toward. Similarly, your iPhone has no way of knowing the orientation that you may have chosen when you plopped your telescope mount down on the ground. Our app has to rely on the coordinates reported by the telescope mount controller.