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How Come Their Are No Images For Deep Sky Images in SkySafari 7 Pro? (Answer: Images Are Only Included For The Most Popular Objects, But You Can Download A DSS Image For Any Object - Read On!)

Steve Lawlor

May 07, 2023 22:46

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Hi there, I bought this app simply to browse ours and other galaxies to intro my 4yo son to astronomy, therefore the galaxy & orbit function is everything I need for that zoom perspective to get an impression of distances etc. but when I zoom on many deep space galaxies, the zoom leads to nothing, no image so the experience is not there. Is this a bug?

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  Keiron Smith May 12, 2023 18:29

  Steve, 

  Only the most popular DeepSky objects - both in the MilkWay and outside of it - have images included in the app.

  There are too many objects in the night sky to include an image for everything.

  However, you should be able to download a DSS image for any galaxy you want to see.

  On the DeepSky object info page choose "MORE" and download DSS.

  Sorry, you won't see the galaxies simulated in 3D.

  Thanks!

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  Keiron Smith May 12, 2023 18:34

  If you want to see galaxies simulated in 3D consider getting Starry Night Pro 8 which comes with the Extragalactic 3D Database (exclusive).

  https://www.starrynight.com/starry-night-8-professional-astronomy-telescope-control-software.html

  

  Please note these are simulated based on data, and not always exactly what you would see if viewing through, say, the Hubble Space Telescope.