Sky Map
The Sky Map tool provides an interactive all-sky planetarium view with multiple toggle-able layers. It includes solar system objects, stars up to 12th magnitude, galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. Double tap an object to track it (indicated by orange crosshair). Once tracked, you can zoom in and out without losing track of the object. To exit track mode, simply tap anywhere else on the sky map.
- Search: Search from all catalogs, tap an object to center.
- Objects Bar: Toggle visibility of celestial objects:
- Stars
- Deep Sky Objects
- Solar System
- Constellation Lines
- Milky Way
- Equatorial Grid
- Horizon
- Digital Sky Survey (DSS)
- Quick Mount Controls: Exact replica of the Quick Mount Controls in Ekos tab.
- Lock Sky Map to mount: Always center the mount cross hair at the center even when the mount moves. This is useful to always keep track of the mount position. Dragging the sky map manually cancels the lock.
- Object Panel: Tapping any object in the sky map will pop up the Object Panel. It lists the object’s magnitude (if available) and its horizontal and equatorial coordinates. You can perform a GOTO, SYNC, or Go & Solve operation. The panel outer rim changes color according to the current ongoing operation:
- Magenta: GOTO in progress
- Yellow: Solving in progress
- Green: Goto or plate solving complete
- Red: An Error occurred.
- FOV Indicator: At the center of the map, the Field of View (FOV) indicator shows the area in the sky that is visible to the camera’s sensor. Changing the camera and/or telescope will affect the field of view size. Below the FOV are the camera name and the width/height in arc-minutes. The up-arrow indicates the top side of the camera’s frame camera’s sensor. Changing the camera and/or telescope will affect the field of view size. Below the FOV are the camera name and the width/height in arc-minutes. The up-arrow indicates the top side of the camera’s frame
The Sky Map is a simulation of the night sky that uses your phone/tablet current time and location.