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Why Are The SkySafari Pro 7 Stars Dimmer Than In SkySafari 6 Pro? (Answer: Read On!)

I am running SS Pro 7 on iOS 15.1 on an iPhone and an iPad. The menu items are extremely bright and the stars are so dim that they can’t reasonably be seen. I have the same contrast and magnitude settings in SS Pro 6 with no problems. Adjusting the star settings does not improve the display, and adjusting the contrast only changes the brightness of the menu items and text. I can see the main stars of a constellation but everything else is dim.

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    Keiron Smith

    Lisa, 

    Please attach two screenshots, one from each app, that shows the difference.

    Thanks!

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    Keiron Smith

    Please also include screenshots that shows the (identical) options selected for each app.

    Thanks!

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    Lisa Wentzel

    Thanks for your reply.  Here are screenshots of Rigel:

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    Garry Bluhm

    Hi Lisa,

    The difference you are seeing is because the “Symbol Size” in SS7Pro is only at 50%. In SS6Pro your setting is at 100%.

    The larger the “Symbol Size” is the larger the size of Stars will appear on screen. Adjustment of size is up to 200%.

    When using night Red screen I will typically use 150% for “Symbol Size”.

     

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    Lisa Wentzel

    Oh perfect! I figured it was operator error but couldn’t work it out.  

    Thanks VERY much!

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    Keiron Smith

    Thank you Garry, Lisa!  Clear skies and stay safe!

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