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Collaborate with 3rd Party Software

SynScan App can collaborate with a 3rd party telescope control software, such as a planetarium app. The two apps can run on different devices, or they can run on the same device, with an exception on iOS:

Planetarium app on another device Planetarium app on same device
SynScan App on iOS Yes No
SynScan App on Android Yes Yes
SynScan App on Windows Yes Yes

To configure the 3rd party planetarium app, enter in it the following information:

SynScan App must be connected to Skywatcher telescope mount first, before planetarium app can connect to SynScan App.

Note for iOS: for the setup to work, the iOS device running SynScan App has to remain open (screen-lock disabled) and the SynScan App has to be visible on the screen

List of supported Apps: