Or animate a lunar eclipse such as the "Blood Moon" so you know what to expect before you set up your telescope. Look ahead to see when Jupiter's Great Red Spot will be visible. Simulate the night sky up to 100 years in the past or future to plan your observing session.View a custom list of all the best celestial objects to view based on your time, date, and location.Zoom in to view fainter objects not visible to the naked eye.
SkyPortal's intuitive Compass Mode enables you to hold your device up to the night sky and instantly identify stars, planets, galaxies, and more. Slew your mount by tilting your phone/tablet. Introducing Celestron’s All-Star Polar Alignment routine, allowing you to easily polar align your German Equatorial or wedge-mounted Alt-AZ mount, without accessories that aid in polar alignment. It’s also compatible with StarSense AutoAlign for automatic alignment via smartphone. SkyPortal is compatible with both iOS and Android devices and works exclusively with the SkyPortal WiFi Module for telescope control. SkyPortal includes everything you need to experience the night sky in an exciting new way.īest of all, you can control your compatible Celestron telescope from your device using SkyPortal and the SkyPortal WiFi Module (sold separately). You can even listen to audio descriptions of the most popular objects while you observe. Explore the Solar System, 120,000 stars, more than 200 star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and dozens of asteroids, comets, and satellites-including the International Space Station. The telescope experts at Celestron have partnered with the renowned app developers at SkySafari to provide the best planetarium app and telescope control solution.Ĭelestron’s SkyPortal redefines how you experience the night sky.