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Soon to be released

Version 23.0 (1) for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Windows is prepared for release. The frames below were captured on 22.0. The product pages now name 23.0 (1).

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Smart Telescope Planner · 23.0 (1)

Mac, iPhone and iPad, and Windows

Mac is Astronomy Observation Planner. iPhone and iPad are BigSky Planner. Windows is Smart Telescope Planner. Each is a free download with the real 20-day trial.

The plan fills the telescope windowBuild Plan sizes each selected target inside the time that target can be seen, and reorders the targets when that covers more of the telescope’s Initialize-to-Stop window. A time you typed or dragged stays as you set it.
Filter change is markedWhen some targets need the telescope’s filter and some do not, the change stays in the plan. On the Mac, the Current Plan timeline draws that interval as a red block labeled Filter change and the telescope’s change time. On iPhone, iPad, and Windows, the plan list shows that interval as a row with the same label and the telescope’s change time. Vespera II with Dual Band is 20 minutes. Origin with the Nebula filter is 10 minutes.
Hemisphere follows the siteUntil you choose a catalog, latitude at or above 0°, including the equator, uses the Northern catalog. Latitude below 0° uses the Southern catalog.
Plans folderPlans are saved in the folder you choose, and that folder is the one the planner opens next time.
Reopen a finished planWhen a saved plan’s date has passed, the planner asks whether to reopen it on the next date. Yes moves it forward. No leaves it on the original date.

Mac screenshots · 22.0 (105)

Frames we have

These frames are from the installed Mac app, version 22.0 (105). The title bar does not say Catalog Test.

Mac Home for version 22.0, with tonight’s moon, the site, Vespera II, and Dual Band. — Home.

Mac Locations map for 407 Buckskin Dr. — Locations.

Mac Equipment with Vespera II and the Dual Band filter selected. — Equipment. Vespera II with Dual Band.

Mac Targets and Plan with five targets inside their Clear Sky bars. — Targets and Plan. Five targets inside their Clear Sky bars.

Mac Current Plan timeline with a red hatched Filter change block of 20 minutes between NGC 281 and M15. — Current Plan. The red hatched Filter change • 20 min block sits between NGC 281 and M15.

Mac Observation Logs in version 22.0 (105). — Observation Logs.

Mac Help and Recovery in version 22.0 (105), including the filter-change symbol. — Help and Recovery. Version 22.0 (105).

Mac Help and Recovery with the Access and data safety panel in version 22.0 (105). — Access and data safety, on the Help page. Version 22.0 (105).

iPhone screenshots · 22.0 (105)

BigSky Planner

These frames are from BigSky Planner 22.0 (105) on Rick’s iPhone, seen through iPhone Mirroring. The title does not say Catalog Test.

iPhone plan order with a red Filter change row of 20 minutes between NGC 281 and NGC 6825. — Plan order. The red Filter change • 20 min row sits between NGC 281 and NGC 6825, 19:35 to 19:55.

iPhone Help, Build the Plan, for version 22.0 (105): the plan fills the telescope window, and a filter change is a row in the plan list. — Help. Build the Plan says the plan uses the telescope window, and a filter change is a row labeled Filter change.

Shots still missing

Quick RefChecked again on the reconnected iPhone. Planner still shows Load, Fill Gaps, Add Targets, Save, Print, and the target list. Help mentions creating a Quick Ref from Planner, and that sentence is not a button. The Quick Ref screen was not captured.
Windows22.0.105.0 is not installed on N5114B-W, so there is no plan-list frame.