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alvinsclee
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Post by alvinsclee »

anat wrote:I find another good mobile planetarium software. Enjoy!
http://mobilestarchart.sourceforge.net/index.html
Thanks for sharing this, Anat.

It looks interesting, especially the ability to display object names in Chinese. I have yet to try it... but because it is from Taiwan, I guess the Chinese fonts and names may differ from that of mainland China. Wondering if my mobile phone can support the encoding. Perhaps, Liuming (Steve) may have some good links on Chinese mobile planetarium too :)
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fairydream81
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Post by fairydream81 »

Some skychart, atrosoft for mobile anh PDA at http://astrotips.com/Downloads-index-re ... tleD.phtml
Hochiminh City Amateur Astronomy Club (HAAC)
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amin7074
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Post by amin7074 »

hi,

Alvin thanks for the nice link.........it's works finely on my mobile phone but unfortunately it always will be on line almost everytime even thou they said it can be connected offline....anyway Thanks Alvin.... :D.

amin.
alvinsclee
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Post by alvinsclee »

Ya, the need for server connection is the main 'problem'... I have yet to try their offline map downloads (and to update the maps, server connection must be re-established again).

Anyway, I do not always use it... I use it only when I have no physical starcharts with me, or when I need to find the position of planets (not printed in starcharts).
iori86
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Post by iori86 »

hi guys, after i`ve dl the software to my phone and installing it, i cannot find the application!
can someone pls enlighten mi...
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vainqueur
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Post by vainqueur »

anat wrote:It tried Picosky on N70 and find it is a very good standalone program. Microsky must be connected to the server almost everytime. Does anyone know other standalone planetarium software on mobilephones?

Thanks,
Anat
there is one for wm5 which is called pocket stars
http://www.nomadelectronics.com/
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Post by Robin Lee »

Hehe, why not just get a notebook with starry night loaded?
Clear skies,
Robin.

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