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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Mike G on March 29, 2017, 20:05:16

Title: Heavens Above!
Post by: Mike G on March 29, 2017, 20:05:16

Just idly looking at an iPad app called Red Shift an aid to astronomy enthusiasts, up popped this screen. Quite a conjunction, just a shame I couldn't see it in real life as it was too cloudy!

Title: Re: Heavens Above!
Post by: David Paterson on April 03, 2017, 13:28:57

Nice to hear from you, Mike. I'm also getting very interested in the night sky but I don't use an iPhone riPad so apps like this one are not available to me. I'll have to find out if something similar is available for my laptop.

Title: Re: Heavens Above!
Post by: Mike G on April 03, 2017, 14:22:44

Thanks Dave, on my iMac I use an app called "SkySafari Plus, but I'm not sure what sort of Laptop you are using?
Now that I'm getting better after the nasties are hopefully over, I have been lurking around here in the meantime!

Title: Re: Heavens Above!
Post by: armando_m on April 03, 2017, 22:40:53

Quote from: David Paterson on April 03, 2017, 13:28:57

Nice to hear from you, Mike. I'm also getting very interested in the night sky but I don't use an iPhone riPad so apps like this one are not available to me. I'll have to find out if something similar is available for my laptop.

Android has something called Skymap, it works fairly well.

This together with a PC program called Stellarium, night shooting can be planned in advance and have a higher possibility of being a success.