SynScan 4+
Motorized telescope mount
Astropower Technology Co. Ltd.
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Use the SynScan app to control Sky-Watcher telescope mounts via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth LE. Mounts without built-in Wi-Fi can be supported via a SynScan Wi-Fi adapter.
This version of the SynScan app is suited for novice users using alt-azimuth mounts.
Features
- Control telescope mount to slew, align, GOTO and track.
- Point And Track: track celestial objects (including the Sun and planets) without aligning.
- Support gamepad navigation.
- Browse a catalog of stars, comets, and deep sky objects. Or, save your own objects.
- Provide access to mount for use by third-party apps, including ASCOM clients, SkySafari, Luminos, Stellarium Mobile Plus, Stellarium Desktop or customer-developed apps. Also set up mount alignment for Luminos, Skysafari.
- Support access to the mount and the SynScan app from any platform that supports TCP/UDP connections.
- Provide emulator mount for testing and practicing.
- Track fast-moving earth satellites by working with the PreviSat app on Windows PC or the Lumios app on iOS devices.
What’s New
Version 2.5.15
• PM Sharing: changed broadcast interval from every 60 sec to every 3 sec. Make more robust.
• Connect popup: fix problem with multiple popup (connect, choose mode, restore from park) not showing in right order
• AZ tracking: not use trail points to track when aux encoder is enabled
• Fix ASCOM server not responding due to receiving zero length UDP packet.
• Tonight's best page: not reset tab or search text when leaving
• Fix crash when going to polar alignment page while disconnected but have EQ mount alignment
• Alignment routine: fix centering UI incorrectly closing when centering failed
• SynScan App protocol server: add support for getting mount axis: 'telescope.Action("AxisCoordinatesGet", "")' -> degree string eg "45.0,15.0". No need to update "SynScan App" ASCOM driver.
• Camera exposure group: ensure to keep screen awake
App Privacy
The developer, Astropower Technology Co. Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- Astropower Technology Co. Ltd.
- Size
- 48.7 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Skywatcher Apps Team
- Price
- Free