Questions tagged [app]
Questions regarding computer applications related to astronomy.
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How do people of the opposite side see the Moon and the Sun?
I was looking in the StarTracker android application from Tehran, Iran; and this is the screenshot:
As you can see the Moon covers a small portion of the Sun. The green line above them is the ...
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How will the 2023 occultation of Betelgeuse be seen from Iran?
I was looking at the Wikipedia page for 319 Leona and I got excited to know that it will occult the bright star Betelgeuse on December 12, 2023 (It's predicted with the use of Solex application):
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App? for star charts compared to ancient world landmass locations
I have read many books which reference star locations in reference to specific world locations in ancient times. But is their an app/website which will show where a location was on the planet at a ...
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How to use an app to help find deep sky objects in general, either attached to a telescope as a finder scope or held on hand?
A friend with a young child asked me for a beginner scope recommendation of less than $300 to see the planets as well as some brighter deep sky objects in a relatively dark suburban location. My first ...
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