I seem to remember a few years ago people were talking about using some stargazing apps for their phones where you just hold your phone up and it shows you what you are looking at.
I was envious!
Now that I have a smartphone (iphone) I've got one to play with.
Anyone else use an app for this? The one I got is called Sky Guide. I have 2 on my Kindle Fire and I'm not crazy about them. You have to manually input your GPS coordinates to try to get it accurate. Plus its a little heavy to hold up to the sky for long.
I downloaded it 2 nights ago and so far I've only gotten to play with it while looking out the back door of my house. I'm seriously considering getting a recliner type lawn chair and dressing to keep the bugs off so I can go just lay back and stargaze with it. The mosquitos have been crazy lately; biting my legs in the garden even when I'm well covered with bug spray. I wear a long sleeve shirt to work in the garden so my arms are ok. It's been hot during the day so the nights are comfortable. My backyard thermometer says it's 76 and it's the middle of the night. That's awesome for stargazing! I'll have to be careful I don't fall asleep though.
I was envious!
Anyone else use an app for this? The one I got is called Sky Guide. I have 2 on my Kindle Fire and I'm not crazy about them. You have to manually input your GPS coordinates to try to get it accurate. Plus its a little heavy to hold up to the sky for long.
I downloaded it 2 nights ago and so far I've only gotten to play with it while looking out the back door of my house. I'm seriously considering getting a recliner type lawn chair and dressing to keep the bugs off so I can go just lay back and stargaze with it. The mosquitos have been crazy lately; biting my legs in the garden even when I'm well covered with bug spray. I wear a long sleeve shirt to work in the garden so my arms are ok. It's been hot during the day so the nights are comfortable. My backyard thermometer says it's 76 and it's the middle of the night. That's awesome for stargazing! I'll have to be careful I don't fall asleep though.