Can't Connect Sky Safari 5 Pro to Starsense for Sky Watcher Mount with Andriod Phone

Shannon Whitmore

November 29, 2017 21:43

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I recently purchased a SkyFi 3 for use with the Starsense for Sky Watcher Mounts. I use it on an Orion Atlas Pro (In Alt/Az config). I can connect and control the mount on a PC via the SkyFi 3 Wifi, but not my phone which is a Samsung Note 8. I connect to the SkyFi wifi network but when I press connect on the app it doesn't connect to scope. Updated to latest firmware in both the starsense HC and SkyFi 3 module. In Sky Safari 5 pro I select Orion Atlas/Atlas Pro for the scope and can't connect. I tried all of the NextStar scopes. Nothing. There isn't anything identifying Starsense as scope type. Any idea?

Equipment:

Orion Atlas Pro (Atl/Az Configuration) Mount

Starsense for Sky Watcher Mounts

Skyfi 3

Sky Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet

Explore Scientific ED 102mm

Samsung Note 8 -Latest OS

Bill Tschumy November 30, 2017 15:06

You shouldn't have to identify the mount as having StarSense. That is transparent to us. The StarSense for SkyWatcher is a bit of a chimera. I don't immediately recall if you have to identify the mount as a SkyWatcher mount or NexStar (but it sounds as if you've tried both). If I had to guess, I think you choose one of the Celestron NexStar ones.

I'm pretty sure we have had customers make this work. Depending on the scope type the option to "Set Time & Location" may or may not be enabled. Tried turning it OFF if it is ON.

Can't Connect Sky Safari 5 Pro to Starsense for Sky Watcher Mount with Andriod Phone

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