![]() From here, you can select an object to view, either by tapping it in the planetarium view or selecting it from the Tonight’s Best observing list. Next, the app displays a view of the night sky and shows a bullseye on the screen to represent the telescope’s current pointing position. When you launch the app, it guides you through a simple two-step procedure to align the smartphone’s camera with the telescope’s field of view. ![]() The StarSense Explorer app runs on a user-supplied smartphone attached to the StarSense Explorer telescope via the StarSense dock. The dock also features a built-in shade around the mirror to prevent stray light from entering the smartphone camera’s field of view. It’s equipped with X-Y adjustment knobs to help you position the camera over the mirror. The dock holds most smartphones with their cases attached. ![]() The mirror is tilted slightly relative to the telescope to provide better performance when locating objects low in the sky. The star patterns overhead reflect off the mirror and into the smartphone’s camera. ![]() The StarSense dock-a special bracket that couples the smartphone to the StarSense Explorer telescope-holds the smartphone in place over an integrated mirror.
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