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SkySafari 6 | No Display Of Object RA and Dec Even When Not Connected To Scope (Answer: RA/Dec Will Be Added Back With The Next App Update)

I am an Astronomy teacher and require my students to get the basic SkySafari app.  I've noticed that my iPhone users are not getting RA and Dec information; my Android users do.  I first noticed this over a month ago.  (I just updated my iPhone and the problem persists.)  We are not connecting our mobile phones up to any telescopes (which I don't think you'd do with the basic version of SkySafari anyway).

A previous post about this from June 2018, SkySafari 6 Pro | Where Has The Display Of Object RA and Dec Gone? (Answer: Removed When Connected To Scope To Save Screen Space), implies this is a feature, not a bug.  I assure you, it is a bug in basic SkySafari: no iPhone users of SkySafari 6 or SkySafari AR are getting RA and Dec information.

This is enough of a problem that I will have to consider switching to another app next semester; which I'd rather not do because otherwise this app works brilliantly. I've include a picture of what I see below.  Obviously, RA and Dec information should be included in the CELESTIAL COORDINATES section.

 

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    Keiron Smith

    Hi Astro Prof!

    We have heard for a few SS6 Basic users that the RA and Dec were important to them, like yourself.  So, the data will be added back in the next update.

    Thanks for your feedback.  And, please let us know how you structure the course using SkySafari :)  We would love to know!

     

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    574233

    For our outdoor labs, they have to provide all kinds of information on whatever object we're looking at.  They use SkySafari to get that information. They also SkySafari to locate objects in the sky.  For their lab test, they have to point out 20 objects in the sky; they use SkySafari to prep for that.

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    Keiron Smith

    Thanks, Astro Prof!  Exciting to see SkySafari implemented in a practical school curriculum!

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    574233

    Any idea when we can expect the next update?

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