stellarium for android

[andyc277]

Has stellarium been converted for andriod yet? I know a few people have looked into it buthave they had any success yet?

[ismangil]

I don't believe so.

For now the good ones are not free. I use Mobile Observatory for planning.

Google Sky Maps is fine for popular objects. Consider also SkEye.

[Parus major]

SkEye had a ropey section for a bit but the latest versions are fantastic.

[andyc277]

I've been using Star Chart. i googled stellarium and found some bits about andriod conversion but looks like it not complete yet if people on here havent got it. Thanks

[hemihaggis]

skye eye works just fine now it has had an update

[streaky1]

Skyeye works well for me, one thing it did give me problems at first until I read to calibrated you have to do a figure 8 with phone to settle the search and stop drift...they must think I'm dancing at the dark sites at club meet ups..lol

[Bart]

my skeye only has the messiers and some ngc's , is there an upgrade or update needed for more ngc's , or is that it for skeye ?

[streaky1]

Im runninig 5.3 version last update was lastweek, i have (stars 1191)..solar system 14...messier 110..ngc194...constell 88, and some very nice glowing stars i did not have on the older display..

[Gloris]

thanks guys, been using skeye, and finding it alot more accurate and stable than google sky maps. does anyone know of anywhere that sells some sort of universal/adjustable MOUNT, so that we could attach and allign out smart phones onto our scopes? this might make it easier to find things in the sky for beginners like me?

wonder if FLO have thought about looking into sourcing something like this? (if it even exists?)

it might work if you first allign your spotter with your main scope, make sure they are alligned and both pointing at a particular object in the sky, then attach the phone, align it to the same object....then whenever you move your main scope you can just look on your phone to see what you're looking at?

like i said, i'm pretty new to all this, but i'd be surprised if no one has thought of this idea already?

[ismangil]

Try using a car holder, cheap on eBay, less than £5. Just measure the width of your phone.

[ismangil]

The SkEye website also have a gallery of people mounting their phone.

[Gloris]

thanks, didn't see that before. going to pick up a cheap suction mount off ebay i think then

[s.howie]

im sure it will be on android soon ,i have it on my iphone works well