Star Hop

You have a new telescope. You go out on the first dark and clear night since you bought it (usually weeks!) and go to find things to look at and spend hours and only find a few. This was my experience when I got my first non-computerized telescope.

Star hopping is the skill of learning to find telescope targets by following patterns in the stars to get to the object. This app helps to teach those skills so that the time you get out with the telescope is more productive.

Select one of the targets from the menu. Then open your star chart to the same area of the sky. Find the starting star and orient your chart to match the stars in the view. Then look for the patterns to point you in the right direction to get towards the target.

There are hints to help you, like showing your current location and showing progress.

So I hope this can help you get better quality time out of your telescope when outside.

Upgrade to PRO mode for even more features, like the star hop path which shows how to find the patterns in the stars, eyepiece entry, so the view you see will match your own telescope and eyepiece set and night mode, so you can even use it outside with your telescope.

Demo on YouTube
https://youtu.be/cEmzr1QXiPQ