darticus Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Its been a long time since I have used a telescope but I do have equipment. Wanting to get started in New Jersey where it 5 degrees and very snowy out at present. Wondered if there are any good downloads to see the sky on my computer to get me famiiar with things again. This is my second retirement so maybe I'll get to do some observing and picture takeing. Help is welcome Thanks Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien 13 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi and welcome one of the best free bits of software to download is Stellarium.Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swag72 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Hi Ron - Stellarium is a good piece of planetarium software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnat Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Sky Safari + is my fav & available across multiple platformsSent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rory Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Welcome back to the hobby Ron. I also recomend stellarium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgangwand Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi & Welcome from me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronl Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi Ron welcome to the lounge,if you like the Moon http://www.arcturus.len.it/Atlante%20Luna/Mappa%20Luna%20.htmGoogle will translate.Good Luck and Clear Sky's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSJ Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 From another New Oldie to SGL, Welcome.I'm new to all this tablet and app's stuff, however have found SkEye and Night Sky Tools android apps very good. Agree we the above posts, that for PC, stellarium is a must.Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty21 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi ron, There is a nice one for Android Tablet called Star Chart, by Escapist Games. However this is no game, it gives you Plants, M Objects, everything. Click on something and it pops up to show you what it actually looks like. Along with all the technical information. Another good thing about it is, it's FREE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darticus Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks to ALLNone of your replies were sent to me. Maybe I didn't check off something. Glad I came back to see if someone saw my post. I do have a Celestron C8SGT but seems very heavy to carry in and out. Maybe Binoculars would be a helpful tool. I downloaded stellarium and seems great. Any suggestions would be great for me. I would like to view and do some photography qnce its get a little warmer out. Thanks all Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Stellarium is fantastic on desktop or laptop (its free). SkySafari on a mobile/cell phone costs a couple of dollars and is also fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantuk Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hi Ron and welcome to SGL Stellarium is a good download for seeing the night sky on your pc as mentioned above. Another you may like to consider is Cartes du Ciel which is just as good, but with less emphasis on the flashy front end, and more on the technical aspects of planetaria and ephemeris. Hth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darticus Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 For the IPad whats the best program? How can I get replies sent to my email??? Thanks Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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