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19 years 11 months ago #6251
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Just wondering if there are any advantages to using software like Starry night pro if you have an Autostar telescope...
Would like to learn a bit more about the Software. Perhaps somebody can recommend some other software, is it worth having as a stand-alone product?
Would like to learn a bit more about the Software. Perhaps somebody can recommend some other software, is it worth having as a stand-alone product?
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19 years 11 months ago #6256
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LX 200 GPS, Williams optics 80mm APO, Meade LPI, Canon 300D, Skymap pro, Lunar phase pro, Image plus, Exploradome.
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I Use Sky Map Pro by CHris Mariott.
www.skymap.com/
It is very good at driving my Meade LX200GPS. Very easy, convenient and ACCURATE.
You can download a trial versionfrom the net.
Have fun!
Jouke
www.skymap.com/
It is very good at driving my Meade LX200GPS. Very easy, convenient and ACCURATE.
You can download a trial versionfrom the net.
Have fun!
Jouke
LX 200 GPS, Williams optics 80mm APO, Meade LPI, Canon 300D, Skymap pro, Lunar phase pro, Image plus, Exploradome.
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19 years 11 months ago #6258
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"Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you'll land in the stars." --Les Brown
Replied by Lexi on topic Starry night enthusiast 4.5 Free!
Starry night enthusiast 4.5 is Free on the cover of PC Pro Magazine so you get software worth £49.99 GBP for the price of the Mag which is €6 Well Worth it.....it's a nice product
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19 years 11 months ago #6259
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Replied by dpower on topic Re: Advantages of star software
Thats looks like a good deal. I wonder if this ones any better???
www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx?point...0F&thelang=001lngdef
I know it's the pro version, but it seems a little out of date.
www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx?point...0F&thelang=001lngdef
I know it's the pro version, but it seems a little out of date.
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19 years 11 months ago #6261
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the difference would be in the number of objects in the programs database. the enthusiast version has less objects than the pro version. saying that i have this version of pro for serveral years and it is very good. it is now up to version 5 and by the time you'd pay transport, you'd be a good way towards getting the full version from www.starrynight.com .
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Thats looks like a good deal. I wonder if this ones any better???
www.telescopehouse.co.uk/page.aspx?point...0F&thelang=001lngdef
I know it's the pro version, but it seems a little out of date.
the difference would be in the number of objects in the programs database. the enthusiast version has less objects than the pro version. saying that i have this version of pro for serveral years and it is very good. it is now up to version 5 and by the time you'd pay transport, you'd be a good way towards getting the full version from www.starrynight.com .
stephen.
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19 years 11 months ago #6263
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I use Starry Night pro version 3.2 and I find it very good. I know there's updated stuff out there but since I don't hook it up the scope, what it does suits me right now.
Another package I have used is red Shift - this is a good bit cheaper. I think I saw it for about £20 in the mags. I found it good but then I got stupid and bought SNP... Red Shift does a good job at a fraction of the price.
TheSky is also supposed to be the bees knees put I think its pricey.
Judging on some of the posts I've seen, the ETX70 won't easily fit to a laptop so control from one of these packages may cost a little more if you have to buy a special cable to attach to the PC.
Even if you don't use it to control the scope, a decent package will at least give you a tool to plan your evening's viewing and something else to do when its cloud
Let us know how you get on
Cheers
Dave
Another package I have used is red Shift - this is a good bit cheaper. I think I saw it for about £20 in the mags. I found it good but then I got stupid and bought SNP... Red Shift does a good job at a fraction of the price.
TheSky is also supposed to be the bees knees put I think its pricey.
Judging on some of the posts I've seen, the ETX70 won't easily fit to a laptop so control from one of these packages may cost a little more if you have to buy a special cable to attach to the PC.
Even if you don't use it to control the scope, a decent package will at least give you a tool to plan your evening's viewing and something else to do when its cloud
Let us know how you get on
Cheers
Dave
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