I have no experience of this but I was recently out walking with a man who had an iPad app called P Universe. It was certainly very effective at identifying what was in the sky above us and the iPad owner swore by it. You do need to pay for it but it is cheap. I plan on getting it myself.
France's On 17 Jan 2012, at 11:00, sundial-requ...@uni-koeln.de wrote: > Send sundial mailing list submissions to > sundial@uni-koeln.de > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sundial-requ...@uni-koeln.de > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sundial-ow...@uni-koeln.de > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sundial digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Star maps (Douglas Bateman) > 2. Re: Star maps (Patrick Powers) > 3. Re: Star maps (Ian Maddocks) > 4. Re: Downton Abbey Sundials (Maureen Salmi) > 5. Re: Star maps (kim hay) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:58:10 +0000 > From: Douglas Bateman <douglas.bate...@btinternet.com> > To: sundial dial <sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Star maps > Message-ID: <445acb7d-fc07-4c52-8af0-e964f8ff0...@btinternet.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > A little off topic, but I asking for suggestions for simple planetarium > software that I can load or purchase for showing the night sky. > > The reason is a planned trip in mid February to Finland at 67 degrees north > where I hope to see the aurora or at least a starry sky, clouds permitting. > > The target computer is a MacBook Air or an iPad. > > I look forward to many suggestions!, > > Regards, Doug > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:26:03 -0000 > From: "Patrick Powers" <patrick_pow...@compuserve.com> > To: <sundial@uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Re: Star maps > Message-ID: <0F097756736F47BEA509C988E0ED04CB@PatrickPC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Here?s one to start with > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/goskywatch-planetarium-astronomy/id284980812?mt=8 > > > It does need to be able to determine your location so make sure GPS is turned > on or you may think it?s useless! > From: Douglas Bateman > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:58 PM > To: sundial dial > Subject: Star maps > > A little off topic, but I asking for suggestions for simple planetarium > software that I can load or purchase for showing the night sky. > > The reason is a planned trip in mid February to Finland at 67 degrees north > where I hope to see the aurora or at least a starry sky, clouds permitting. > > The target computer is a MacBook Air or an iPad. > > I look forward to many suggestions!, > > Regards, Doug > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/private/sundial/attachments/20120116/1233d649/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:31:52 -0000 > From: "Ian Maddocks" <ian_maddo...@hotmail.com> > To: "Douglas Bateman" <douglas.bate...@btinternet.com>, > <sundial@uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Re: Star maps > Message-ID: <col114-ds16088d6dfebed55c9750baee...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > hi Doug > > My default fully-featured free planetarium software is Stellarium > http://www.stellarium.org/ > It is very feature packed and you can whizz around the sky mouse driven no > trouble (without learning the key board shortcuts) > > regards > > Ian Maddocks > Chester, UK > > > > > > > From: Patrick Powers > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 5:26 PM > To: sundial@uni-koeln.de > Subject: Re: Star maps > > > Here?s one to start with > http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/goskywatch-planetarium-astronomy/id284980812?mt=8 > > > It does need to be able to determine your location so make sure GPS is turned > on or you may think it?s useless! > From: Douglas Bateman > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 4:58 PM > To: sundial dial > Subject: Star maps > > A little off topic, but I asking for suggestions for simple planetarium > software that I can load or purchase for showing the night sky. > > The reason is a planned trip in mid February to Finland at 67 degrees north > where I hope to see the aurora or at least a starry sky, clouds permitting. > > The target computer is a MacBook Air or an iPad. > > I look forward to many suggestions!, > > Regards, Doug > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/private/sundial/attachments/20120116/3110c94e/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:57:40 -0800 > From: Maureen Salmi <temec...@hotmail.com> > To: Tom Kreyche <tkrey...@well.com> > Cc: Sonnenuhrliste Uni K?ln <sundial@uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Re: Downton Abbey Sundials > Message-ID: <blu0-smtp1637ecbd32caaaf668d07cecd...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > After reading Tom's note, I watched for sundials in Downton Abbey. I found > three. I watched it on the PBS App on my iPad and I grabbed screenshots of > all three dials. Do we have a place to post photos? If not, just let me > know if anyone would like me to e-mail the screenshots to them. > > The first one was a very old vertical dial above a south-facing window in the > churchyard / graveyard in the funeral scene. (I think was actually the final > episode of season one.) It is above the window that is below the large > clock. It is barely visible in this scene, but I figured it would be there > when I saw the age of the church and the huge clock that looks so out of > place. I can see it clearly when I expand the photo on the iPad. > > The second one is an armillary sphere on a pedestal in front of the red-brick > cottage where Matthew and his mother are staying, apparently on the grounds > of Downton Abbey. > > The third one I found was a beautiful vertical dial above the courtyard where > the wounded soldiers are rehabbing when Cybil arrives for nurse's training. > > The second and third dials are probably the ones to which Tom was referring. > I would also love to hear if any of our BSS members have any further > information on these dials. > > Thank you, > Maureen Salmi > > PS - This show is available on Netflix streaming, on the PBS app, or on > PBS.org. > > > > On Jan 9, 2012, at 9:26 PM, "Tom Kreyche" <tkrey...@well.com> wrote: > >> Dear Dialists, >> >> The first show of second season of the ?Downton Abbey? British TV drama >> aired in the U.S. last Sunday. I spotted two dials at the ?Abbey? ? one a >> magnificent wall dial, the other a more modest armillary sphere. According >> to Wikipedia, the show is filmed at Highclere Castle in Hampshire >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downton_Abbey. Perhaps our BSS friends can tell >> us more about the featured dials! The scenes in which I spotted the dials >> seemed to take care to give them visibility. I didn?t watch the show last >> year, and don?t know if this was previously discussed. >> >> ?Tom Kreyche >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/private/sundial/attachments/20120116/1c9f48e9/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:39:50 -0500 > From: kim hay <cdnspo...@gmail.com> > To: Douglas Bateman <douglas.bate...@btinternet.com>, sundial dial > <sund...@rrz.uni-koeln.de> > Subject: Re: Star maps > Message-ID: <4f154ff6.7030...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > On 01/16/2012 11:58 AM, Douglas Bateman wrote: > > There are several free planetarium programs, one that comes to mind is > Stellarium > http://www.stellarium.org/ > and it is available for the Mac, > > Kim >> A little off topic, but I asking for suggestions for simple planetarium >> software that I can load or purchase for showing the night sky. >> >> The reason is a planned trip in mid February to Finland at 67 degrees north >> where I hope to see the aurora or at least a starry sky, clouds permitting. >> >> The target computer is a MacBook Air or an iPad. >> >> I look forward to many suggestions!, >> >> Regards, Doug >> --------------------------------------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >> > > > -- > www.starlightcascade.ca > Where Astronomy and Gardening come together > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > sundial mailing list > sundial@uni-koeln.de > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > End of sundial Digest, Vol 73, Issue 8 > ************************************** --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
