iPhone app FinderCam for All Telescope

M31 is located using FinderCam and shot by Daniel Mendell

A digital finder scope for telescope, binocular and naked eye.

Main benefits:

- Display more stars than the naked eye can see.
It uses stacking and image processing to make more stars visible.

- Identidy star.
It tells you the name of the star as you point at it.
See screen capture Video at https: //youtu.be/SgmM_r8QvOs.
It saves you many frustrating hours finding your deep sky objects.

- This starting version leads you to 110 Messier deep sky objects accurately.

Requirements:

- Replace your finder scope with your phone.
For most telescope, you need a basic phone adapter.
If you are using a binocular, you will need a L mount.
See https: //m.facebook.com/yong54321 for mount phone to telescope.

- You will need mount with slow motion control like Dobsonian telescope or slow motion tripod.
The app requires you to move a crosshair to target.

Instructions:

Screen capture Video at https: //youtu.be/SgmM_r8QvOs

Telescope Video demo at https: //youtu.be/XtKHkh0QYZM

Detail target search demo at https: //youtu.be/03DoVZc8hqo

Note:

Like a finder scope, you need to align FinderCam to telescope.
First aim telescope to a distant object and ensure it appears in your eyepiece.
Next adjust phone so that FinderCam crosshair is positioned over the same distant object.

As you follow the direction to target, bright star name will appear along the way.
Never get lost again.
Whether you are looking for galaxy on your telescope, comet on your binocular or just meteor showers on your phone, find onjects in the sky is easy!,

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