SynScan

Name: SynScan
Rating: 3.3 (8 reviews)
Author: Astropower Technology Co. Ltd.

Motorized telescope mount

Free · Designed for iPad

8 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Astropower Technology Co. Ltd.
Language

EN
English
Size

48.7
MB

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.

Ratings & Reviews

3.3

out of 5

8 Ratings

Frustrating
10/25/2020

Flyngsnow
This app freezes and crashes on me regularly. It’s frustrating when you are trying to image or when you’re just observing. Press the arrow to slew and it lights up and freezes. Then after it freezes it just crashes and I see my home screen. It crashed on my multiple times tonight in a matter of minutes. I wanted to scream!The other thing I don’t like, idk if this is normal behavior for a go to, when I center a target I see some of the arrows blinking in the opposite direction I just moved to center my target. The blinking arrow is then effectively moving the mount and taking me off target. Is this a function that the computer believes it is keeping the target centered? Why wouldn’t it just stay and sidereal track from where I positioned it? I’m running this on an iPhone 11 Pro. This is a recent model and shouldn’t have trouble running such an app.
Frustrating
10/25/2020

Flyngsnow

This app freezes and crashes on me regularly. It’s frustrating when you are trying to image or when you’re just observing. Press the arrow to slew and it lights up and freezes. Then after it freezes it just crashes and I see my home screen. It crashed on my multiple times tonight in a matter of minutes. I wanted to scream!The other thing I don’t like, idk if this is normal behavior for a go to, when I center a target I see some of the arrows blinking in the opposite direction I just moved to center my target. The blinking arrow is then effectively moving the mount and taking me off target. Is this a function that the computer believes it is keeping the target centered? Why wouldn’t it just stay and sidereal track from where I positioned it? I’m running this on an iPhone 11 Pro. This is a recent model and shouldn’t have trouble running such an app.
Nice layout but crashes!
08/21/2022

AstroGear
When using the down arrow for slewing, the app often crashes and you have to start all over which often loses the target in the eyepiece. Come on devs…..two years? This hobby is growing quickly so don’t get left behind by poor functionality.
Nice layout but crashes!
08/21/2022

AstroGear

When using the down arrow for slewing, the app often crashes and you have to start all over which often loses the target in the eyepiece. Come on devs…..two years? This hobby is growing quickly so don’t get left behind by poor functionality.
Great concept - needs more work
10/07/2017

Robocop64
I recently bought the Skywatcher AZ-Gti mount which is exactly what I needed Foran easy travel mount. This app works well with the mount but the position of the moon is always incorrect. The app shows the moon below the horizon when it is high in the sky.If you fix this I will happily give the App 5 stars.
Great concept - needs more work
10/07/2017

Robocop64

I recently bought the Skywatcher AZ-Gti mount which is exactly what I needed Foran easy travel mount. This app works well with the mount but the position of the moon is always incorrect. The app shows the moon below the horizon when it is high in the sky.If you fix this I will happily give the App 5 stars.
Looks good. Some recommendations!
04/22/2018

AstroPaul
1. Tonight's Best should have its own button on the main screen. It doesn't belong under Utility.2. There should be a numeric keypad, with Catalog keys (M for Messier, N for NGC, etc.). That way, someone could easily enter M-2-2 for M22 or N-G-C-4-5-6-5 for NGC4565. It would be more direct, take fewer steps, and be more analogous to the hand controller.3. The info for an object on the search screen should include type, size, magnitude, and constellation — without having to go inside and then be inundated with a LONG list with all sorts of extra details. Give us the key information right up front — e.g., Globular Cluster, Sagittarius, mag 5.8, size 13”. Right now, all you have there is mag — and the RA-Dec data which is largely irrelevant on a go-to mount. You have plenty of space to add type, size, and constellation to that search screen, without going to another screen!4. A mini-photo of the brightest objects would be good to include there, too!5. There should be an “Add Object to User List” button next to objects. Again, the functionality is there, but it's buried and requires multiple steps to do.6. Carbon Stars or Red Stars would be a great addition, especially as the AZ-GTi mount is good for small scopes. 7. Other catalogs needed: Binocular objects (catch the big asterism and clusters for rich field scopes), RASC NGC Best, and Herschel 400 would be worth adding.8. Solar System should not be under Star!9. Finally, the app really should have a sky chart — or it should work with Sky Safari on a single device!
Looks good. Some recommendations!
04/22/2018

AstroPaul

1. Tonight's Best should have its own button on the main screen. It doesn't belong under Utility.2. There should be a numeric keypad, with Catalog keys (M for Messier, N for NGC, etc.). That way, someone could easily enter M-2-2 for M22 or N-G-C-4-5-6-5 for NGC4565. It would be more direct, take fewer steps, and be more analogous to the hand controller.3. The info for an object on the search screen should include type, size, magnitude, and constellation — without having to go inside and then be inundated with a LONG list with all sorts of extra details. Give us the key information right up front — e.g., Globular Cluster, Sagittarius, mag 5.8, size 13”. Right now, all you have there is mag — and the RA-Dec data which is largely irrelevant on a go-to mount. You have plenty of space to add type, size, and constellation to that search screen, without going to another screen!4. A mini-photo of the brightest objects would be good to include there, too!5. There should be an “Add Object to User List” button next to objects. Again, the functionality is there, but it's buried and requires multiple steps to do.6. Carbon Stars or Red Stars would be a great addition, especially as the AZ-GTi mount is good for small scopes. 7. Other catalogs needed: Binocular objects (catch the big asterism and clusters for rich field scopes), RASC NGC Best, and Herschel 400 would be worth adding.8. Solar System should not be under Star!9. Finally, the app really should have a sky chart — or it should work with Sky Safari on a single device!

• 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