Shaun_the_Sheep

Thanks all for the heads up on this one. My local council have already installed of few of these around the corner from my home. I'll take another look at them and try to ascertain beam brightness and direction. Will report back. 

This news article has really made my day. I mostly observe from my back yard in Belfast.  Hopefully this is going to make a real difference. Anyone else have any experience of what to expect. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-48038706

Alexk,  you are obviously very passionate about DSO Planner.  I will try it again and attempt to master some of its functions.  

Was not aware of Skytools. I have also used Stellarium which is very good too.  Is DSO the android version of Skytools then. 

I prefer Sky Safari. The star chart is great and really helps me locate faint objects. I love all the information included about each object you are observing. It's like having an astronomical encyclopedia at the eyepiece. I can be looking at a galaxy, globular cluster etc, one tap on its info brings up a detailed description of the object. It really helps me appreciate what I am seeing (Which is usually just a faint smudge). I  tried DSO but its very very complicated