PushToCam for Telescope 4+

Point Telescope and Align App

yong chong loh

Designed for iPad

    • 4.0 • 4 Ratings
    • Free

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Description

This is an easy app that guides your telescope to target. Distinctively, this app offers a simple and unique way.

1. The app does not need phone camera to work.
2. The phone does not need to point to the sky. The phone can be in any orientation. It saves your back and neck.
3. The phone does need to be attached to your telescope using eg. Bluetac, tieback.

How it works?

1. Point your telescope to a bright star in the sky. Make sure the object is in the eyepiece view.
2. Select the same bright star in the app from a list.
3. Tap Align button. Now the app is accurate in that part of the sky (within 10 degrees) and present you a list of nearby object of interest.

Who is it for? It is designed for amateur astronomer who
1. wants a quick and short observation of the sky e.g 10 minutes.
2. does not want to setup phone camera and telescope alignment.
3. does not want to bend over awkwardly to use the phone. The can be attached along the tube of the telescope.






The app does not use phone camera to guide user to target. It requires a bright star alignment with telescope to accurately bring user to target. User needs to have some knowledge of the bright stars. It has catalogs for Messier objects, Caldwell objects and best NGC objects. You can use it to quickly point to planets, nebulae or galaxies by using manual alignment to a nearby bright star.

The app uses your location to determine the sky model. It also aligns with your telescope so that accurate pointing is possible. Quick subsequent alignment is required for different part of the sky. 

Please find video tutorials in the app to align the phone and telescope, to attach phone to telescope and usage manual. If you need contact me, write to ustransit74@gmail.com.

Have fun!

What’s New

Version 2.3

- Fix some bugs.

Ratings and Reviews

4.0 out of 5
4 Ratings

4 Ratings

"mom" ,

This app helped me finally see Saturn

I am a total novice with a telescope I couldn’t even get the moon in my scope at first. But I kept showing up and struggling and trying new things. One thing that seems too be very popular is astrohopper. I’m sure it’s great but I cannot get the hang of it. I saw a few people recommend this app so I figured it was worth a try. Something else I decided to try was a Rigel quickfinder. This combination really made the difference. I know the app is supposed to replace a finder scope but I needed both and now I’m finally starting to find a few things. I look forward to getting better at this.

Developer Response ,

Thank you so much that you like it. Have you try my other similar app that has plate solving?

App Privacy

The developer, yong chong loh, 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.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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