sologuitarist61 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 My son has an ipad and tells me that it can be used for running telescope control software.Now that sounds like a good idea as the battery life is far greater than the 2/3 hours you get with a laptop - does anyone else use the ipad to control their scopes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal-Wolf Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 My netbook lasts ages on battery, I use it sometimes with stellarium but I'm not sure how long it would last with loads of other stuff plugged in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sologuitarist61 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Share Posted April 14, 2012 Yes that is the problem with the ipad also, only one communication port that I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 SkyFi and SkySafari... never tried it, but the programme looks quite good.CheersPEterW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Have seen Skysafari working - looks great.But I think it's only scope control (as in replacement of the handset), it's not for guiding) I really wish it did, as i'm looking for laptop power options at the mo ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford295 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I have Ski Safari with Skifi linked through my iPad and it works great. Just waiting for some clear nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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