Planetarium programs to control goto scopes

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Planetarium programs to control goto scopes

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Anyone has any experience using 'TheSky' or 'Starry Night Pro' for the control of goto scopes like the ETX?

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Re: Planetarium programs to control goto scopes

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chris shaw wrote:Anyone has any experience using 'TheSky' or 'Starry Night Pro' for the control of goto scopes like the ETX?

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I think Richard may be able to help you. I have used Deep Sky 2003 to control LX-90 in the past and it works flawlessly.
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Where do you buy such software?
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I use TheSky for a LX200, it works extremely well, but the ETX line of scopes is not listed in the menu.
I do not think it would control it,

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Where did you buy the software?

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I bought it at www.bisque.com

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chris shaw wrote:Where do you buy such software?
i bought it at www.deepsky2003.com
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try this one: http://www.stargazing.net/astropc/download.html
itz free...
inside have Meade Plugin v1.4 0.4 Mb
Plugin for Meade telescopes. Can be used with LX200, Autostar, Magellan I/II and other systems using the LX200 protocol.
Include a correction for the Autostar and focus command.

Encoder Plugin 0.4 Mb
Plugin for Tangent type encoders. Can be used with encoder interface box using the Tangent protocol like the Ouranos, AAM or NGC-MAX box.

ASCOM Plugin v1.2 0.3 Mb
Plugin for all telescope supported by the ASCOM platform.
You also need to install the latest version available from http://ascom-standards.org

hope it helps :)
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I wonder if I can use it for my ETX?

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Are there any free planetarium programs for PDA (Palm or CE) that ASCOM-compliant? don't want to buy The Sky Pocket Edition.
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