Deep-Sky Planner Mobile Edition
Observation Planning Software
for Android and iOS
Deep-Sky Planner Mobile Edition (DSPME) provides real time astronomical observation planning for phones and tablets running Android and iOS. It gives users access to the extensive Deep-Sky Planner Plan Library.
Learn how to get started with DSPME immediately in the Video Library 
The feature differences between the Windows and Mobile Editions are listed below.
Deep-Sky Planner Mobile Edition for Android
is distributed through Google Play for phones and tablets running Android™ 4.4 and above.
Android is a trademark of Google LLC.
The Android robot is reproduced or modified from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.
Deep-Sky Planner Mobile Edition for iOS
is distributed through the App Store for iPhones and iPads running iOS™ 8 and above.
Apple, the Apple logo, iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
IOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries and is used under license.
Differences between the Windows Desktop and Mobile Editions
Deep-Sky Planner Desktop Edition is a full-featured planning application while the Mobile Edition provides features related to observing plans as shown below.
Note that only the Desktop Edition supports catalog search reports, asteroid/comet/planet ephemeris reports, and darkness reports.
| Feature | DSPDE | DSPME |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows | Android, iOS |
| Observing Plans | ||
Create |
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Edit |
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some |
Save |
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Import from Cloud Storage |
OneDrive | Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive |
Export to Cloud Storage |
OneDrive | |
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Support for deep-sky objects |
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Support for stars (doubles, variables, carbons, singles) |
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Support for planets, moon, sun, asteroids, comets |
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| Equipment & Observers | ||
Create, Edit Save |
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Import from Cloud Storage |
OneDrive | Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive |
Export to Cloud Storage |
OneDrive | |
Import from DSP Community (equipment) |
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| Locations | ||
Create, Edit Save |
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Import from Cloud Storage |
OneDrive | Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive |
Export to Cloud Storage |
OneDrive | |
Import from DSP Community |
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| Telescope Control | |
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| PushTo (ArgoNavis, Nexus DSC, Sky Commander) | |
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| Show Chart | |
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| Observing Log | |
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| Visibility Modeling | |
‡ |
| DSS Images - download & display | |
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‡ means that this feature is available in DSPME but equipment must be created in the Desktop Edition and imported to DSPME through DSP Community or a Cloud Service.