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blobrana Tourist Reged: 06/27/06 Posts: 132 Re: Google Sky and telescope control?       09/04/07 05:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   You could try out the free Cartes du Ciel or WinStars or Worldwind while you wait... Or buy/try these and roll your own, http://www.deepskysoftware.net/ http://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/ScopeDriver.shtml http://www.download.com/Network-Telescope-Control/3000-2054_4-10428057.html http://www.download.com/3000-2054_4-10251355.html @ no_stranger i sense, your solution is to wait a few yeas until widespread `Augmented reality` is invented. This probably will revolutionise the way amateur astronomers use telescopes. (Basically it ill overlay a computerised image over what you see in a real telescopes eyepiece, or more conveniently, combines them both onto a computer screen. Moreover, the entire telescope itself may be robotic, and located on a different continent to you. ) Post Extras

Entire topic Subject Posted by Posted on Google Sky and telescope control? John_H_42 09/03/07 10:47 AM Re: Google Sky and telescope control? Rod_Mollise   09/14/07 04:36 PM Re: Google Sky and telescope control? blobrana   09/04/07 05:01 AM Re: Google Sky and telescope control? no_stranger   09/04/07 08:44 AM Re: Google Sky and telescope control? no_stranger   09/04/07 02:06 AM

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