LOL! Agreed. My iPhone's compass is way better sorted when it comes to calibration within areas containing metal - ie. car parks, fences, etc. Wave it around in a figure-8 and calibration in any given area is swift and easy. Also - BIG plus - because of the built-in GPS, magnetic declination is automatically calculated for wherever you currently are and applied to find true north.
StarMap Pro - check (although I prefer Voyager...
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Emerald Chronometer - check (brilliant)
i41CX+ - check (use it ALL the time - a great HP-41C emulation)
Theodolite - just bought it - look great!
Thanks for the H/U.
Did anyone mention "iPocket Tools 9 in 1" plumb bob to initially level your mount?
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Originally Posted by Wavytone
iPhone 3GS. The modern swiss army knife. To this, add the "Theodolite" app, which uses the camera to sight through to a target, gives you altitude, tilt and bearing to 0.1 degree.
Use the Location app for terrestrial navigation, or "Starmap Pro" for astronomy. And, via the Emerald Chronometer "Mauna Kea", you have an atomic time standard in your hand. Add the i41CX+ calculator and the surveyors pack, and you have the complete survey station.
Oh, and it does phone calls, SMS, email and surfs the web as well if you need.
Magnetic compasses are so... 18th century.
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