Field of View Indicators

TheSky6 has a completely redesigned Field of View Indicator interface. Simply select your hardware from its database of equipment, and TheSky6 automatically generates a list of all possible fields of view for all your equipment.

Want more FOVI flexibility? You got it!

TheSky6's FOVIs can be:

Moved to any position on the screen
Individually rotated to any orientation
Copied and "pinned" to a fixed right ascension/declination
Contain user-defined elements to simulate virtually any telescope/camera/optical configuration
Used as telescope cross hairs
Create a simulated telescope view (called a Telescope Mask)

Step 1

Select your telescopes from a database of the most popular models. Or, add yours to the list!

Step 2

Select your eyepieces from TheSky6's large eyepiece database. Or, add yours to the list!

Step 3

Select your camera or CCD detector from TheSky6's large camera database. Or, add yours to the list!

Step 4

The Create FOVIs tab allows you to create a single FOVI, or automatically create FOVIs for all your equipment.

The Payoff

You now have a list of FOVIs for every possible combination of camera, telescope and eyepiece in your observing arsenal.

FOVIs can be sorted by:

Description
State (On or Off)
FOVI Size
Scale
Type
Reference Type (screen-based position, equatorial coordinates, telescope cross hair, or telescope mask.

Move and Rotate FOVIs

FOVIs can be placed anywhere on screen (or "pinned" to any equatorial coordinate). They can also rotated to any orientation.

Telescope Mask

Use the FOVIs to create a simulated telescope view. A great educational tool, or to locate a guide stars.

FOVIs Saved in Text File Format

FOVIs are stored as text files. Share yours with a friend!

;Copyright (c) Software Bisque 1984-2004 (www.bisque.com)

;Field of View file Version 1.000

;Field 1: 0=Not used, 1=In my list

;Field 2: 0=Center of screen reference frame, 1=Equatorial coordinate reference frame

;Field 3: Description

;Field 4: Position angle (ccw from North)

;Field 5,6: Offset from center X|Y (arc-minutes)

;*** From here forward same format as Detector Geometry but units=arc-minutes ***

;Field 7: 0=Off, 1=on

;Field 8: Description

;Field 9: Units ALWAYS ARC-MINUTES

;******* For each element ********

;Field 10: Shape (circle, rectangle, marker, Telrad TM)

;Field 11: Element description (like 'guider chip')

;Field 12: Size X

;Field 13: Size Y

;Field 14: Pixels X (for CCD's)

;Field 15: Pixels Y (for CCD's)

;Field 16: Offset from center X

;Field 17: Offset from center Y

1|0|SBIG ST-1001E + Celestron C14 f/11 SCT| 0.0|29.79|-25.12|1|SBIG ST-1001E|mm|rectangle|CCD (1)|21.575|21.575| 1024| 1024|0.000|0.000|

1|0|SBIG ST-1001E + Meade LX200 10" f/10 SCT| 0.0|32.73|13.63|1|SBIG ST-1001E|mm|rectangle|CCD (1)|33.794|33.794| 1024| 1024|0.000|0.000|

1|0|SBIG ST-9E + ST-237 + Celestron C14 f/11 SCT| 0.0|-30.06|-1.20|1|SBIG ST-9E + ST-237|mm|rectangle|CCD (1)|8.989|8.989| 512| 512|0.000|0.000|rectangle|Guide chip|4.268|3.216| 657| 495|0.000|7.515|

1|0|SBIG ST-9E + ST-237 + Meade LX200 10" f/10 SCT| 0.0|-29.93|-22.58|1|SBIG ST-9E + ST-237|mm|rectangle|CCD (1)|14.081|14.081| 512| 512|0.000|0.000|rectangle|Guide chip|6.686|5.037| 657| 495|0.000|11.771|

1|0|SBIG ST-7E + ST-4 + Celestron C14 f/11 SCT| 0.0|-37.05|-22.03|1|SBIG ST-7E + ST-4|mm|rectangle|CCD (1)|6.044|4.029| 765| 510|0.000|0.000|rectangle|Guide chip|2.318|2.304| 192| 164|0.000|8.616|

1|0|SBIG ST-7E + ST-4 + Meade LX200 10" f/10 SCT| 0.0|-16.17|26.18|1|SBIG ST-7E + ST-4|mm|rectangle|CCD (1)|9.468|6.312| 765| 510|0.000|0.000|rectangle|Guide chip|3.630|3.608| 192| 164|0.000|13.497|