![]() But Astronomy is not a trivial hobby either. A good grasp of astronomy science and data science academic basics would be highly beneficial as well. There is a learning curve to its most advanced features. Thus reading the highly technical and detailed user manual is a must for observing efficiency (we even have a pdf one downloadable from the site). ![]() The only downside I should mention it's not a trivial star chart and it not made for cheap amusement. ![]() We are listening to our users too and having short turn-around for new viable features as this is actually just our pet project, we are both doing different things for the living (which I believe is also an advantage for such an app development, no bold financial goals but pure observing efficiency). I believe we also have many other chart/database features improved over many obsolete ideas through these years, as we both are using our app in the field and from home first hand for several years already. We have the permission from Steve Gotlieb to show his NGC/IC project's images and great objects' observation notes in the app.ĭSO Planner even has its own app launcher, so you can start your other astronomy-related apps (or your observing flow supporting apps like weather) apps from one place (but prepare to part with your darkness adaptation if not wearing deep-red glasses or not using the screen film and opening a not well dark-adapted app). My Galaxy Note 4 is dedicated to the extent of having a permanent clip cradle on the OTA near the focuser. That means not only performance on high-end devices but also allows iPhone or WinMobile users to opt for a cheap second-hand Android device to serve as a dedicated astronomy navigator. Support for very old Android devices (excluding the Kindle series from Amazon, which is only a half-Android, plus there are some hardware restrictions for the Pro version on very early Androids). I have created the Variable Stars database to use in the planner and show on the chart from the public GCVS catalog in just two hours! An advanced user can filter, create, combine, import, and share stock and custom objects databases in almost any imaginable way (all the way to simplified SQL requests), extending the functionality of the chart and the planner almost indefinitely. It provides the objects' databases control system rivaling most advanced desktop apps. Star Boldness feature, which allows you to control how brightest and faintest stars are looking on the chart in real-time (the unique two handle slider), which is solving the problem of the real stars looking different in the eyepiece from the star symbols on the chart to a great extent, as every person's perception is different at that. It's faster and more reliable than GoTo systems (I have Meade ETX 125 GoTo for 20 years as well to judge). I have improved the scope pointing technique with the Telrad by developing dedicated app features to the extent that I never use any other finders anymore for the past 8 years but pointing it to any DSO, even not visible in my main eyepiece, with Telrad in one swift motion of the Dob between stars. In general, the DSO Planner provides an enormous number of optional settings and tweaks, so you can personalize it to your routine in many ways.Įxhaustive support for direct pointing with the Telrad. The day mode is also tunable to any taste. ![]() I'm observing from grey and black LPZs exclusively so the app is fine-tuned on my Galaxy Note 4 to avoid interfering with my almost 2 hours of elaborate darkness adaptation at all times. Most of the elements are designed to be giving up as little light as possible (wireframes). The most strict possible on the Android platform night mode with the fully user-adjustable brightness and size of dozens of chart elements. With my 12" Dob I can rarely see a not charted in the app star or DSO. That tremendously helpful for the identification of the star field with any eyepiece on an up to 16" aperture scope. So you can see ALL stars down to 16m on the chart. only its unique features).ĭSO Planner is the only handheld app that has complete USNO UCAC4 stars database. Let me list the most crucial differences of the DSO Planner app from the rest of similar Android apps (i.e.
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