Celestron Starry night

[Beardy30]

Hi could anyone explain what it is , do I download this to a laptop ? Is it a compliment to the skyalign I have with my 8SE? 

[Stargazer33]

https://www.celestron.co.uk/technologies/starrynight/

[Beardy30]

Yea read that but still don’t get it 

[Cornelius Varley]

14 minutes ago, Beardy30 said:

Yea read that but still don’t get it 

Starry Night is a planetarium programme, just like Stellarium or Cartes du Ciel. Depending on your telescope you will get either the Special Edition or Basic version. The Special Edition version also has the ability to control your mount through a computer. The basic versionis hust a planetarium programme without mount control.

[Beardy30]

Right! I see so it’s a bit like sky safari ! 
cheers 

 

[Beardy30]

1 hour ago, Cornelius Varley said:

Starry Night is a planetarium programme, just like Stellarium or Cartes du Ciel. Depending on your telescope you will get either the Special Edition or Basic version. The Special Edition version also has the ability to control your mount through a computer. The basic versionis hust a planetarium programme without mount control.

So what’s CPWI ? 

[Cornelius Varley]

15 minutes ago, Beardy30 said:

So what’s CPWI ? 

Celestron and PlaneWave Instruments telescope control software CWPI

[Cornelius Varley]

20 minutes ago, Beardy30 said:

So what’s CPWI ? 

A sort of EQMOD for Celestron mounts.

[Beardy30]

19 minutes ago, Cornelius Varley said:

Celestron and PlaneWave Instruments telescope control software CWPI

So what’s the difference between that and starry night and skyalign 

skyalign is what I use on the mount 

start night if planetarium software 

what’s CWPI ? Do I need it and if so is instead of Sky align 

[Cornelius Varley]

10 hours ago, Beardy30 said:

So what’s the difference between that and starry night and skyalign 

skyalign is what I use on the mount 

start night if planetarium software 

what’s CWPI ? Do I need it and if so is instead of Sky align 

Starry Night is a planetarium programme which with some versions has mount control. CPWI is a more comprehensive mount control programme. You will need neither if you intend to just use the handset to control the mount.

[Beardy30]

Thank you