I've got to agree with you Chuck--I just downloaded it, and it's pretty amazing. I liked GSM for it's ease of use, but this is so much better. Dan On Dec 24, 2011, at 1:05 PM, Chuck Hards wrote:
I downloaded an app called "SkEye" (free) and after playing with it for a couple of days, I prefer it to the Google Sky Map.
It works very similarly, though it doesn't have the offset problem we've been discussing that plagues GSM. It also has a "push to" feature with a constant read-out of where the bulls-eye cursor is aiming. Messier objects and selected NGC objects are in the database, as well as named stars and solar-system objects.
I'm going to uninstall Google Sky Map and go with SkEye for a while, unless I find any deal-breaker bugs. So-far, though, I like it.
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php
-- Daniel Holmes, danielh@holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin