Guest zidder Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 My temporary incline gauge, very rough and ready, we will see if it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It should get you somewhere close, I wouldn't rely on it finding anything too small but should be good for +/- 1° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It's got to be better than nothing, and it looks accurate enough to get you in the ball park. Have a look at these, they stick on the OTA with magnets, and are accurate to 1/10th of a degree. http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/digital-angle-gauge If you are going to get one, get a Wixey, GemRed, or Bevelbox. I am not sure how accurate the cheaper imports are, others maybe able to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I use the Wixey and it's been spot on. Just fits nicely under the finder scope at eye level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zidder Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Yes guys, I have lots of things on the list to get. Wixey , Telrad, Right angle finder scope and some type of setting circle, skint at the mo thou. hence the lash up Oh and an ironing chair Edited February 26, 2015 by zidder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zidder Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Tried it out last night, seemed to do the job quite well ? a couple of things I had been searching for had not previously found them, went almost straight there with this. It is as expected not dead accurate, but was using in conjunction with Stellarium app and I am not convinced that is accurate either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 A neat looking and very useful mod Glad it is helping you find stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Are you using the app on a phone. If so make sure you don't have a magnet on it. Even the smallest one makes a difference as I found out after cursing for a few nights. I have a flip case with the window on my Samsung and although there's no visible magnet I have to change cases when I go stargazing. Also double check location and time. I find stellarium a bit too busy on my phone although great on pc. I use skysafari 4 (the £2ish version) when out observing and find it much more user friendly. BAZ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zidder Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Are you using the app on a phone. If so make sure you don't have a magnet on it. Even the smallest one makes a difference as I found out after cursing for a few nights. I have a flip case with the window on my Samsung and although there's no visible magnet I have to change cases when I go stargazing. Also double check location and time. I find stellarium a bit too busy on my phone although great on pc. I use skysafari 4 (the £2ish version) when out observing and find it much more user friendly. I am using it on a tablet that is in flip case with a magnet. There you go, always an answer from you great guys on here. Thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 This is well worth the four quid, there is loads of information on it, way more than I'll ever need. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kreappdev.astroid&hl=en_GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuckstar Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 I am using it on a tablet that is in flip case with a magnet. There you go, always an answer from you great guys on here. Thanks Andy Baz made me aware of this so all credit to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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