Date and time dial do not match
App is excellent. It’s pretty obvious the developer gave this careful thought and thought of everything that would be involved in developing the polar application. I would give more than 4 stars if that was available. — Tom
Response from developer
Hello. Sorry for the trouble, but are you sure you read the reticle-specific instructions as suggested when you first go to the settings screen? The part of interest is "Note that you should use your local time zone (as long as it is not more than 15 degrees from your location) minus daylight savings". If you don't subtract DST (or your location is farther from the meridian) you would get one month earlier, which seems to be exactly what you describe. The general idea of the app is that it saves you from having to figure out these things, you just duplicate what you see on the screen. If you still have a problem, there is a contact page on the app website, write me and I can help you further as I don't get any notification from reviews.
A very useful app for a new astrophotographer
This app is super simple and easy to use for showing me where to set the polar alignment on my SkyGyider Pro. My only improvement suggestion would be to remove the dot in the centre of the cross so it’s easier to judge a more accurate position. The dot is too large and gets in the way.
Amazed it has my 1989 Meade LX6 9x60 Polar Alignment Scope reticle!
I recently took a chance on a dusty dirty 10” Meade LX6 (f/6.3). It works! It came with the Meade 9x60 Polar Alignment Scope. I was amazed to see it available as one of the reticle options in this app! I look forward to exploring this app and am sure I will upgrade to PRO version very soon. Thanks for your development efforts!
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Polarscope app
Invaluable and well thought out. An easy five stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Exactly what I was looking for
I am pushing the limits of my Skywatcher Star Adventurer GTI shooting unguided with a 600mm telephoto lens, so I needed the most precise polar alignment possible. This app came through and helped me reduce my PA error over what was possible with Synscan Pro. Many thanks.
Celestron CG-4 Polar Axis Finder
Works as described for polar alignment of the Nexstar 130 SLT
Awesome App
The free version is awesome. I’ve been using it for years. I’m going to get the pro version partly as a way of expressing my gratitude to the developer, and partly to get one of the pro features. Really grateful for this app. Thank you to the developer!! (I believe this app would be even more widely used if there was a good online video demonstrating all the features.)
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Great for astrophotography and eclipse prediction!
I have been using this app whenever I’ve been doing astrophotography sessions with my Star Adventurer.
With the new eclipse simulation tool it was also a great aid to planning a family eclipse 2024 road trip!
Thanks!
With the new eclipse simulation tool it was also a great aid to planning a family eclipse 2024 road trip!
Thanks!
Great help when polar aligning
This app is very easy and straightforward. When you begin your polar alignment just open the app and it tells you, based on your latitude and time of day, where Polaris needs to be in the reticule. Just that simple.
Makes Alignment Less Daunting
Polar alignment used to be the bane of my life and I’d often skip viewing as I dreaded it so much. Since being recommended this app it’s not only made the whole process much easier, it’s also given me a better insight into the workings of my mount, so much so that the app has become a reference tool to double check my alignment rather than being the guiding principle. I still use it every time I align. The display is clear and concise, every function explained and the instructions are way to understand and follow.
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