PolarAligner Pro (Astro Tool) APK
App information
Version 7.0 (#1)
Updated 2024-04-10
APK Size 1 MB
Requires Android Android 2.3+ (Gingerbread)
Offered by Kechkoindustries
Category Free Tools App
App id appinventor.ai_kechko.Polaralignment
Developer's notes The Polar-Aligner is a great tool to align your equatorial telescope mount
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Table of contents
Latest updates
What's new in PolarAligner Pro (Astro Tool) 7.0
New:
-fixed daytime alignment on south hemisphere
-Display whether values are saved
-new compass algorithm (smooth and precise running)
-Faster and safer operation
Many thanks to everyone who gave me feedback and requests for improvements
Editor's review
Download the latest PolarAligner Pro (Astro Tool) application, version 7.0, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by Kechkoindustries and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 7.0, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
Unfortunately, the app keeps getting bad reviews because the compass or spirit level doesn't work. This is then because the device does not have a compass sensor or a tilt sensor. An understanding from the buyer is very rare. A refund is of course possible. So please convince yourself before buying whether your device has the following sensors.
-Compass sensor
-Tilt sensor
-GPS
manual:
https://www.kechkoindustries.de/polaraligner-pro
The Polar-Aligner is a simple astronomical application for the northern and southern hemisphere to help you to align your mount easily. It includes basic tools for leveling your equatorial mount (spirit level) and to adjust it to north (compass).
Now you can calibrate your spirit level with a real spiritlevel and have the highest accuracy for a smartphone.
Now the daylight alignment is included for north and south hemisphere.
The GPS gives you the most accurate information about your location with the altitude and calculate the position of Polaris and show you graphically the Polaris position, the Hourangle, exact location ....
You get also information about Drift-Alignment. The tool helps you to get the right direction for the alignment. With the calculator, you can get the calculated result to align your mount with a small error.
There are many Polarscopes for:
IOptron
Meade
Orion
Sky Adventurer
Skywatcher
Astrophysics
Takahashi
Bresser
Vixen
Celestron
If you miss a scope, write us!
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 3.2/5 based on 2+ reviews
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2 ★ Will not work on my Sony XZ2 come up with calculation error when it boot The operation + cannot accept the arguments:, 3600000 [=-18000000] and when go and try to calculate in program it States wrong data entered. Also no says compass not found but compass works in other programs. Star is in: Declination: Drift [units]: LTE 4265328 Meridian 24 Measuring time [sec]: Drift Direction to Calc ERROR !!! Level Polaris north (up) incorrect number. Uninstalled reinstalled no go request refund
2 ★ Not as easy as expected. I was hoping to complete polar alignment during the day. it correctly assigns correct lat/long. I know my mount isn't that far off correct, just needed a bit more adjustment. the daytime align window provides a red circle and large white cross. the cross is almost off the top of the phone window, how am I supposed to centre in the circle. to do so would give a weird parking position. Edit. As I bought this on the premise it could offer a help in daytime alignment, 2 *.
2 ★ This is not the same as the iPhone version. You will need a polar scope to use this app. You cant use this without a polar scope as you might the apple version day time alignment. I can use a GPS app to help with the elevation off my mount with the phone in the saddle. This needs more work. I will come back another time. The developer need to post more videos on you tube to explain how it works. Though you can figure it out.
1 ★ Dont bother getting this one. 8 months since last update and bresser view is still broken. Took the money and ran...
2 ★ This is a much poorer version than the IOS equivalent. The compass is effectively useless continually oscillating often by 4 or 5 degrees.Most of the other functions suffer the same instability. Not an app you should pay money for. It needs a lot of work to make it practical.
5 ★ Great tool it does everything in one app the day time polar alginment is about a deg out .But thats still really good if you set up day time when night falls and polaris is visible in the sky its always in polar scope so just a minor adjustment needed i use the day time polar align to place my tripod north leg i find it better than the compass The more I use it the better I find it Great job guys
1 ★ Tried this app one three different phones, on each it indicates GPS is not enabled while GPS check confirms it is. Other apps using GPS work fine. Uninstalled other apps but Polar Aligner Pro still doesn't work! This APP does not work and you won't provide a refund!
3 ★ Nice but I can't find the daytime polar alignment screen with the crosshair. Running Android, is this just an Apple feature. I really need day align for solar astrophotography. Maybe it's me.
2 ★ paid for pro version but I feel like I got a free version. all I can do is use this app to set my latitude. tapping the Polaris button brings me to a bulls eye that doesn't allow for and lateral adjustments? need more instruction please.
5 ★ Reasonable functionality. UPDATE: Freeze issue been fixed. Thanks to the developer for acting on my feedback Using Polar Alignment with my Huawei P20 pro mobile phone
2 ★ Neither the daytime alignment feature nor the compass seem to work well. I took a refund. I agree with another reviewer that the iOS version is much better.
5 ★ It works very nicely if you know what your doing, this app is indispensible for almost any amateur astronomer. A must have app for a GEM.
3 ★ I must have been given the free version by mistake. There are no instructions on how to use the app. I found the YouTube tutorial, but my version does not have the drift menu choice shown in the video. Are there any written instructions for using the app? If not, I would like a refund as it doesn't work.
2 ★ seems to be useless finding altitude on my mount as is way off.
3 ★ Seems like a good app but does not have the skywatcher eq6 polar reticle so is of no use for me but it does have a lot of other mount reticles.
Previous versions
PolarAligner Pro (Astro Tool) 7.0 APK for Windows (#1, 1 MB)
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