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Can I Add A Custom Photorealistic Landscape To SkySafari 6 Pro? (Answer: Yes, Read On, And The How-To Is Also In The User Guide)

Douglas

November 26, 2018 04:11

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Can you create a custom landscape in SkySafari 6 Pro like you can do in Stellarium? As in my backyard? That is the last feature I still use in Stellarium. If I can do that in SkySafari, I would have no need for Stellarium anymore. I tried to create a custom PNG in the "Horizons" folder, but SkySafari would not open on my Mac Pro with OS X after doing so. 

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  Terry Webb April 03, 2019 13:10

  Yes - I presume so - it is a standard feature in 6 Plus. I also moved from Stellarium to SkySafari - so I could control my mount via the Synscan WiFi Adapter.

  I have just amended my Stellarium Horizon to work with SkySafari using GIMP. Had to create a 4096x2048 (360 deg x 180 deg) canvas and make sure North was the left edge of my landscape by cutting and pasting sections of my current landscape - saved as PNG.

  Works fine.

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  Keiron Smith April 03, 2019 14:52

  Thanks, Terry, for your reply!

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  Keiron Smith April 05, 2019 20:23

  Just following up, for SkySafari 6 Pro on macOS you can add your custom pano via the Settings > Horizon & Sky > +/-