Well it’s been a long time coming but I’m finally ready to start beta testing a new version of Pocket Stars for PC and PDA (but not SP). While this is largely a “fit and finish” release, fixing a few longstanding bugs, and cleaning up the UI, I did add one major new feature: comets.
In 3D view, you can see the real-time Alt/Az of the comet, a section of the path, and the absolute (“M-abs”) and apparent (“M-app”) magnitudes. Comet elements are downloaded dynamically from Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
To display comets follow these steps:
- Download and install the beta from a link below
- On the Objects page, press the Download button next to the Comets checkbox
- Select the minimum magnitude of comets to be displayed
I also added momentum to the chart when scrolling with a stylus and cleaned up the display somewhat. If you do test this beta, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE send feedback (jaybo@nomadelectronics.com) on any problems or issues you encounter. Email that everything is AOK helps too.
Download PDA Version, Beta 5.8.0.0
PocketStars.ppc30_arm.CAB (run this file directly on your PDA)
PocketStars.ppc30_arm.EXE (run on PC with ActiveSync connection to PDA)
PocketStarsOTA.exe (Over the Air, run this file directly on your PDA)
Download PC Version, Beta 5.8.0.0
Tested using the following systems:
PocketPC
iPaq 1910, WinCE 4.20
iPaq hx4700, WinCE 5.1
Sprint VX6800, WinCE 6.0PC
Win2K
XP
Vista
Win7
