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- 2.50
- 2 ratings
- Last updated
- June 5, 2024
FinderCam with Plate Solving is no longer on the App Store. It had too few ratings to say what users thought.
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Updates seen on the App Store- Version
- 3.97
- Launched
- November 2020
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- Free
- App size
- 3.02 MB
- Content rating
- Everyone
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About FinderCam with Plate Solving
FinderCam with Plate Solving was a photo & video app developed by yong chong loh. It was removed from the App Store Apr 25, 2025.
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FinderCam with Plate Solving was rated 2.50 out of 5 stars, based on 2 ratings.
App Information
FinderCam with Plate Solving was free. The app size was 3.02 MB. The last available version was 3.97. The last update was on June 5, 2024.
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The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on the App Store since November 2020.
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Description by yong chong loh Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
This app is used for finding objects in the night sky with a telescope, binoculars and the naked eye. The latest demo video was recorded on March 19, 2023 at https://youtu.be/md9LDchUuzU. In this video, I use FinderCam to find some bright stars and M42 Orion Nebula instantly. It shows the plate solving alignments that lead the user accurately to the target.
How does it works?
1. Open the app and point your device camera at the night sky.
2. Tap Solve button in the app.
3. It will identify 3 stars in the camera image.
Working Conditions:
1. Works in city with blocked sky view.
2. Works with partial cloudy sky.
3. Works during full or new moon.
4. Works with city light pollution.
Advance use with telescope:
1. You will need a suitable holder to fix your phone to your telescope or binoculars for alignment.
2. The app contains a star map and large catalogs of celestial objects. The star map will automatically adjust to your location and time.
3. The view through the scope or bino can be aligned with the star map.
4. Tapping the Solve button displays 3 star names for plate-solving alignment giving their az-alt positions.
5. After alignment, other objects can be searched and their location is shown by a green guiding line for moving the scope.
Benefits:
- More stars than with the naked eye can be seen. It uses image processing to make more stars visible.
- It saves you many frustrating hours finding your deep sky objects.
- Attach your phone to your telescope or binocs and it can lead you to 110 Messier deep sky objects accurately, as well as to planets and bright stars,
- It works in heavily light polluted cities and partial cloudy night.
Requirements:
- For most telescopes, you need a basic phone holder or home-made holder with 45 degree mirror. If you are using a binocular, you will need a L mount.
- You may need a mount with slow motion control like a Dobsonian telescope or slow motion tripod. The app requires you to move a crosshair to the target.
- Requires iOS 14 and above.
Tips:
- Draw a user defined area for solving by tap hold the screen and drag to draw a rectangle. Tap hold and release to remove the user define rectangle.