Skysafari 6 pro includes over 75 million stars down to 16th mangnitude, 3 million galaxies down to 18th magnitude, and 620,000 solar system objects. The ioptron ie5100 digital imager allows you to experience astrophotography and astrovideo on your own. Stellarium is a planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars. It comes standard with a calibrated dark field illumination polar scope, builtin gps, and sturdy 1. Then set the meridian flip limit in your client software e. The ieq30 pro offers the next generation goto technology from ioptron. The app uses the best algorithm to calculate the position of pole star. Ive had mine in a cem40 since may 2019 and the software is now excellent on both.
I understand meade has software autostar suite to do that, but it doesnt appear to be available for macs, and thats the kind of computer i have. I see above snp7 can control an ioptron 8407 controller from os x on a mac. It is one of the few programs that are accurate even in lower latitudes by correcting for atmospheric refracti. The ie5100 transmits live video images of the moon, sun, planets and terrestrial objects through a usb cable to your computer. It all started with a great idea and a little hard work.
Skysafari 6 professional astronomy telescope control. Skysafari telescope control accessories simulation. This is an app to show the position of the pole star polaris in northern hemisphere, or sigma octantis in southern hemisphere in the polar scope of all the ioptron r telescope camera mounts. Celestron sells this as a spotting scope, but at its heart, its really a 5 schmidt cassegrain telescope with xlt starbright antireflective coatings. Today were proud to provide quality products direct to your doorstep through an experience youll enjoy. The ioptron ie5100 allows you to view realtime images from your telescope on a. Plus, it offers premium performance in an easytotransport package. And most of all, we hope youll enjoy the products as much as we do. Can be easily installed inside the ra shaft on all ioptron equatorial mounts except smarteq pro. For a windows mac operation system open the wifi connection panel on your device, find a wifi ssid called starfi, then. Starry night 8 professional astronomy telescope control software for mac pc. Hi all id like to be able to control my meade lx200 gps and etx90 scopes with my computer instead of fumbling around in the dark with the handheld paddle. The scopecom ii module is powered by two aaa mah nimh rechargeable batteries. Astronomical planning and observation, visualization and logging with telescope control observatory.
Im also considering an analog output camera and monitor like the revolution. Introducing ioptron ipolar tm a high precision, easy to use electronics polarscope eps. This is an important aspect of deep sky astrophotography because it allows you to focus on capturing successful long exposure images and get the most out of your telescope mount. Its a nice change to find astro software i can use on my mac. Obviously there could be others that i am not aware of. Page 3 of 4 ioptron cem60 questions posted in mounts. Autoguiding a telescope for deep sky astrophotography. Skywatcher telescope control cable with ftdi chipset to rj45 cable for eq6r azeq6 azeq5 connect your pc usb to skywatcher telescope mount cable directly under eqmod ascom software, do not connect your hand controx the new original ftdift232rl chipset import from uk. Tutorial on how to control an ioptron mount with stellarium. The minitower is the perfect combination of capacity and portability.
Page 1 of 4 ioptron ipolar usage with mac computer posted in equipment. Download ioptron polar scope and enjoy it on your iphone, ipad, and ipod touch. To compile the plugin yourself, youll need the x2 example code from software bisque. From beginner telescopes to professional observatories, opt has it all. Once youve made the big or small purchase, well help you use that telescope to the best of its ability. Autoguiding a telescope for deepsky imaging below, ill explain how to start leveraging the power of autoguiding for deep sky astrophotography. The following is a list of all the polar alignment software that i am aware of.
Polar scope align will calculate the position of polaris or. Im considering theioptron ie5100 planetarium imager color eyepiece camera usb camera because the software it comes with is compatible with mac. Apologies for creating some confusion as i changed mac in the middle of this and one was behaving a little differently from the other. With the ioptron ie5100 digital camera you can experience astrovideo and astrophotography for yourself. Have you heard anything about a smaller cem such as cem40.
Many amateur astrophotographers are hesitant to add any additional complexity to an already steep learning curve, but the truth is, autoguiding your camera and telescope isnt overly difficult to. This is the app for ioptron ipolar camera, which is the best and quickest method to help the people polar align the telescope mount. Some of the best mac astronomy and astrophotography software available today. This is a success story with a few bumps on the road. Cheers, weihao im not sure if the sde phenomenon can be eliminated via software. Otas will my ota work with the smartstar goto mounts. Can be used on any mounts with adapters either internally or externally. Buy ioptron ie5100 planetarium imager color eyepiece camera 1. This plugin is meant to control ioptron mount using the new v3 protocol. Now an employeeowned company, we pride ourselves on an unswerving commitment to best quality products, value and unmatched customer care. View and download ioptron smartstar 8405 instruction manual online. If ive understood correctly, as the cem60 uses that controller that.
Call or email us today to let us know what you think. Octantis in your polar scope reticle for your location using your phones gps, allowing a quick and accurate polar alignment. Astrotelescope, is a simple planetarium and telescope control application for the astrophotography. The ioptron ipolar device fits into several ioptron mounts including the ultraportable skyguider pro. Maksutovcassegrain telescopes are very popular, especially in smaller apertures, due to their super portability and beautiful highcontrast views. The ioptron ipolar device fits into several ioptron mounts including the ultra portable skyguider pro. A new platesolving engine is common to both in win 2. Subscribe below to be added to the starry night newsletter and notified of promotions. The ioptron ie5100 digital camera allows for realtime image astrophotography designed for planetary objects including the sun with proper solar equipment. Starry night 8 astronomy telescope control software for.
After a quick installation of the software on my windows 10 laptop, i connected the device via the included miniusb cable. The list includes polealignmax, align master, eq align, wcs, pempro, polar finder, star targ 2. The device was recognized in my device manager, and i connected the camera by clicking the connect button at the top lefthand of the screen. Astrometric instruments astrometric telescope control system atcs. Phd2 is a telescope autoguiding software that automates the process of tracking a guide star. A maksutovcassegrain, also referred to as a makcass or more simply, a mak telescope, is a member of the catadioptric telescope family and uses both mirrors and lenses in its folded optical design. The ioptron ie5100 allows you to view realtime images from your telescope on a computer screen. Installs a driver for the ioptron cem60 and ieq45 pro mounts.
This is supplied by software bisque and is available from the downloads section of the software bisque site, the file is called ascom 2x mount adaptor setup. Click here to download the ioptron iphone app for aligning to polaris. The ipolar software is available to download on the ioptron website. With the ioptron ie5100, you can view images from your telescope on a computer screen in real time. I intend to include more detailed comparisons, but in the short term, i hope that the following is useful.