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Post by kleftiwallah on Feb 26, 2019 17:35:23 GMT
Good evenng everyone, Having dragged myself (my beloved actually did the dragging) into the 21st century by buying an iphone/ipad - whatever... Can anyone recommend an app for stargazing? Preferably free! Looking forward to hearing from you. Cheers, Tony.  |
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Post by rowanberry on Feb 26, 2019 21:00:51 GMT
I'll ask Snowlynx... he might know of one, because he's really into astronomy.
If not, I'll get him to ask his cousin's husband, who has an observatory. Surely he would know of a good one... give me a day or two to see what I can find out.
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Post by Tringa on Feb 27, 2019 10:22:05 GMT
Have a look at Stellarium, Tony. As far as I know there isn't a smartphone version but it runs on PCs/Macs. It can be set for anywhere on earth, you can adjust what it shows etc and it is free. stellarium.org/Dave PS another quite handy astronomical site is In the Sky. Again can be tuned to your location and also free. in-the-sky.org/ |
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Post by ianr on Feb 27, 2019 12:20:36 GMT
Hi, I have an android phone and use Star Walk 2 it seem OK but I've not compared it with others, it's free and for a few quid you can lose the adds and get extras ian |
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Post by kleftiwallah on Feb 28, 2019 11:30:05 GMT
Thanks for all those informatve replies but...
I've encountered a problem, if I try and download the app where you can aim the phone at an object n the sky and the screen tells you what you are pointing at, you need to download a digital compass. I try and do this but a message comes up telling me " No Magnetic Sensor!". My divice [sic] doesn't seem to have one. So the application I most wanted, I cannot have!
Oooh RATS! Cheers, Tony.
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Post by Tringa on Feb 28, 2019 15:23:40 GMT
I know what you mean. Although having a compass in the phone wasn't an absolute priority for me I would have quite fancied it, but my phone also does not have one. A couple of suggestions. Use the Plough(the one which is part of the Great Bear, not a pub ) to find the North Star(also not a pub). At present the Plough is high up in the northeastern sky around 8pm.
If you are happy to use some of your data to link to the internet while you are out and have your location turned on. Log on to Google Maps and it will bring up the map of where you are and you might be able to find N, S, E, or W from the features on the ground and the maps.
Dave
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