Star Hop Trainer App for Android and IOS

[Kevdog]

When I bought my first manual telescope (a used 18” Obsession) I lucked out….. it was a clear night the next night!   Then I went outside with it and spent 45 minutes trying to find my first DSO.    Pointing the tiny tiny view into the big sky accurately was a lot harder than I thought.   So after a 3 hour session I had seen 4 objects!

Then it was cloudy for 3 weeks straight.    And I live in Arizona!

 

I thought then it would be great to have a tool to help people learn how to hop from star to star while comfy inside, or during the day or on those cloudy nights!  7 years later and I finally have it working and up for both IOS and Android.

 

I have a standard version which is Free.   I hope it can help people avoid the frustration I had.

 

I have a Pro version too, which adds some neat features and helps me offset the cost of putting these apps up in the stores.
* night mode
* you can enter your own telescope info and eyepieces so the view in the app matches your view
* a light pollution setting which will make the star field closer to your viewing area
* there are 20 extra hops in the app 
* a progress chart to show which hops you have and haven’t done
* there is a custom hop page where you can enter any hop you want to practice (planets, comets, supernova, asteroid, whatever you want)

 

IOS:
Standard: https://apps.apple.c...er/id1659902403
Pro: https://apps.apple.c...ro/id1660056372

 

Android:
Standard: https://play.google....om.starhop.free
Pro: https://play.google....com.starhop.pro

[Kevdog]

Anyone using the app and have feedback for me? I'm always looking for good ways to update the app.

Also if you ARE using it and like it, could you give me a good review on the app/play store?

If there's something you don't like, message me and I can hopefully sort it out for you.

Thanks!

[Kevdog]

I uploaded a demo video showing how the app is used.