TRITON GOTO vs OnStep Controller

TRITON GOTO makes controlling an OnStep telescope easier. One app brings together the control features you use most in everyday operation. Designed specifically for OnStep and OnStepX systems, TRITON GOTO is a comprehensive telescope control app that combines telescope operation, an interactive sky chart, alignment tools, and real-time 3D visualization to support your observing and astrophotography workflows. Whether you are an astronomy enthusiast beginning to explore the night sky or an advanced user building a DIY equatorial mount, TRITON GOTO helps you set up and operate your telescope more easily and efficiently. Interactive Sky Chart and GOTO: Explore the night sky with the built-in sky chart engine. • Select celestial objects directly from the sky chart • Send your telescope to a target with one-tap GOTO control • Plan visual observations and astrophotography compositions Visual Alignment Tools: Make telescope setup simpler and more intuitive. • Visual three-star alignment • Visual polar alignment assistance • Coordinate synchronization and position calibration • Ideal for DIY equatorial mounts and custom GOTO systems 3D Telescope Model: See your telescope's current orientation in real time. • Synchronize the 3D model with the telescope's status in real time • View the telescope's pointing direction at a glance • Monitor right ascension, declination, and changes in mechanical orientation • Confirm system status while troubleshooting or observing Complete Telescope Controls: TRITON GOTO provides comprehensive control of your OnStep system. • Automatic GOTO slewing • Manual movement and directional controls • Tracking rate settings for sidereal, solar, and lunar motion • Guiding rate adjustment • Park and Home controls • Meridian flip settings • Limit and safety status monitoring From completing your first telescope alignment to carrying out advanced astrophotography sessions, TRITON GOTO reduces time spent on complex equipment setup so you can spend more time exploring the universe.

OnStep Controller Take full control of your OnStep telescope mount from your iPhone. OnStep Controller is a clean, dark-mode companion app for amateur astronomers — connecting over WiFi (OnStep or OnStepX) or Bluetooth Low Energy (OnStepX with the BLE plugin required) to give you everything you need from setup to the final star. Connect and Configure Connect to your mount over your local WiFi network or via Bluetooth Low Energy. Send your GPS coordinates and current time directly to the mount for accurate alignment, and verify that the mount's site data matches your device before you start observing. Interactive Sky Chart Browse a live star chart showing hundreds of named stars and Messier deep-sky objects projected for your exact location and time. Pan and zoom freely, then tap any object to see its details and issue a GoTo command. Horizon, overhead, and meridian flip limits are drawn directly on the chart so you always know what your mount can reach. Visual Star Alignment Begin a 1- to 9-star alignment from the Setup tab and get guided through the process on the sky chart. Pick your alignment stars visually, slew to each one, then fine-tune with the on-screen directional pad and accept. Full Mount Control Move the mount in any direction at four slew rates — Guide, Center, Find, and Slew. Toggle tracking on and off, switch between Sidereal, Lunar, and Solar tracking rates, park and unpark, and find home — all from a single screen with live RA, Dec, Alt, and Az readouts. GoTo from a Catalog Search a built-in catalog of stars, open clusters, globular clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and planetary nebulae. Filter to objects currently above the horizon and slew to any target with a single tap. Or enter coordinates manually for objects not in the catalog. Designed for the Dark The entire app runs in forced dark mode with a deep red accent color chosen to protect your night vision at the eyepiece. Requires an OnStep or OnStepX telescope mount controller. WiFi works with both; Bluetooth requires OnStepX with the BLE plugin installed. iOS does not support Classic Bluetooth.