Red baron Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Hi bit new to all this how do I put latitude and longitude figures in 53.7544 n and 0.7404w the unit doesn't seem to come up with west thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy-kat Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 hi, if you have an android device the app sysscaninit gives the values to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 57 minutes ago, Red baron said: Hi bit new to all this how do I put latitude and longitude figures in 53.7544 n and 0.7404w the unit doesn't seem to come up with west thanks Enter the numbers in this order and format (including the zeros) 000 44 W 53 45N. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfamily Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 (edited) Unfortunately, Synscaninit is no longer on Google Play. However, it can be downloaded as an APK from some other sites. If you download the Synscan app, the 'Location' settings page gives you the data in the right format - just make sure the longitude has 3 digits for degrees. Edited January 4, 2022 by Gfamily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red baron Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 Hi that app doesn't come up thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red baron Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 thanks for replies will try later on thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy-kat Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 oh thanks for the update, I had not realised the app was no longer listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M40 Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 I understand the app is still available from skywatcher.com, support, software. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 3 hours ago, M40 said: I understand the app is still available from skywatcher.com, support, software. Not Synscaninit 2 which has disappeared from the google store. The Synscan app is available from skywatcher.com and has location support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red baron Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Found a site called star finder can type in my post code gives longitude and lang for my area and shows stars and times i can see them Essie to use 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiggy 67 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 PS Align Pro app gives everything, location, date etc as it should be inputted into Synscan. Also the best PA app on the market imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfamily Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 5 hours ago, Jiggy 67 said: PS Align Pro app gives everything, location, date etc as it should be inputted into Synscan. Also the best PA app on the market imo Again, this doesn't seem to be available via Google Play - but can be downloaded as an APK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybgoode Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 The straight Synscan Pro app is very much available from the Play Store and they will give you the Lat Long in the format you need... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zermelo Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, dannybgoode said: The straight Synscan Pro app is very much available from the Play Store and they will give you the Lat Long in the format you need... Yes, it is now, but for a long time it was only available on the supplier website, because of unspecified technical difficulties. I didn't realize either until you pointed it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfamily Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Zermelo said: Yes, it is now, but for a long time it was only available on the supplier website, because of unspecified technical difficulties. I didn't realize either until you pointed it out. I'm not sure about that. The version on Google Play seems to be 1.17.0 and the description says it doesn't work with Android 11, with a reference to go to the Skywatcher website to get the latest one, 1.19.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookie1965 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 https://synscaninit-2.soft112.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zermelo Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 11 hours ago, Gfamily said: I'm not sure about that. The version on Google Play seems to be 1.17.0 and the description says it doesn't work with Android 11, with a reference to go to the Skywatcher website to get the latest one, 1.19.x Ah, my bad, I didn't check the description. I really don't know why they can't use Google Play, it's not good practice to expect customers to side load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfamily Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Zermelo said: Ah, my bad, I didn't check the description. I really don't know why they can't use Google Play, it's not good practice to expect customers to side load. Checking what is on G-Play isn't easy if you already have the app installed - I had to open the App page in an Incognito Browser to see what's currently on offer. It could be a backwards compatibility problem - maybe Google insist on some level of support for earlier versions, and it sounds as though Android 11 introduced something that meant it couldn't also work with earlier versions - but I'm just guessing. I'm more disappointed that SynScanInit 2 has fallen off G-Play, that that's such a valuable app for simplifying set up of location and date/time entries Edited January 11, 2022 by Gfamily 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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