Star Hop
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Star Hop
Anyone tried it yet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... zkmo&pli=1
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A skill we should all have rudimentary knowledge of at the very least (star hopping and turning left). If this
Thanks, Gary.
Cheers,
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The
Telescope: Celestron CPC800, NexStar 4se - Camera: Altair Astro 294c PRO, ZWO ASI 533MM
Software: SharpCap, Stellarium and AstroPlanner.
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I would say that star hopping is like driving without GPS. We all used to do it, but now people sleep at the wheels in Teslas on freeways.
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Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
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I use it on my Oberwerk 100mm Binocular Telescope. My sky is seriously light polluted (NY metro location) and only the major constellation stars are viewable naked eye. This and applications like it can save you many hours in searching.
My 100-BT is mounted on a Manfrotto video head and a heavy wood tripod. Took me a couple of days to figure out how to mount the phone in an elegant fashion.
I designed this quick release holder to mount on the BT’s picatinny rail and 3d printed it. Works very well.
Mount: Manfrotto Nitrotech 608 on an Oberwerk TR3
EP pairs: Oberwerk 70 degree flat field 22, 14, 7, and 28mm RKE
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Cheers,
∞ AP Scopes: #1: TPO 6" f/9 RC #2: ES 102 f/7 APO #3: ES 80mm f/6 APO
∞ G&G Scopes: #1: Meade 102mm f/7.8 #2: Bresser 102mm f/4.5
∞ Guide Scopes: 70 & 80mm fracs -- The El Cheapo Bros.
∞ Mounts: iOptron CEM70AG, SW EQ6R, Celestron AVX, SLT & GT (Alt-Az), Meade DS2000
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∞ Binos: 10X50,11X70,15X70, 25X100 ∞ AP Gear: ZWO EAF and mini EFW and the Optolong L-eXteme filter
∞ EPs: ES 2": 21mm 100° & 30mm 82° Pentax XW: 7, 10, 14, & 20mm 70°
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl
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Nicely done!aae0130 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 17, 2023 5:57 pm I have been messing around with an application called AstroHopper. Runs on a smart phone. It requires that you attach the phone to a tripod mounted instrument. The screen is parallel to the axis of the tube like Celestron Star Sense. However, it is not plate solving like the Celestron product.
I use it on my Oberwerk 100mm Binocular Telescope. My sky is seriously light polluted (NY metro location) and only the major constellation stars are viewable naked eye. This and applications like it can save you many hours in searching.
My 100-BT is mounted on a Manfrotto video head and a heavy wood tripod. Took me a couple of days to figure out how to mount the phone in an elegant fashion.
I designed this quick release holder to mount on the BT’s picatinny rail and 3d printed it. Works very well.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Delos, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
Solar: HA: Lunt 50mm single stack, W/L: Meade Herschel wedge.
Observing: DSOs: 3122 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2196, S110: 77). Doubles: 2461, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 261
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Yes I looked at it. I’m a member of another forum and one of the members there actually developed AstroHopper. I wasn’t looking for an
I looked at the
Astro Hopper turned out to be accurate enough for me.
Mount: Manfrotto Nitrotech 608 on an Oberwerk TR3
EP pairs: Oberwerk 70 degree flat field 22, 14, 7, and 28mm RKE
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