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StarsPi on Windows Pc

Developed By: Zsolt Nagy

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 16 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.2
Size 1.4 MB
Release Date January 10, 16
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (3)]

What's New:
Introduced single image installationSet the camera and guiding device directly from the appShow status of the connections: WiFi, guide camera, DSLRsAdded RMS... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Guide your telescope from your Android device!

StarsPi will connect to your Raspberry Pi via WiFi and:
- continuously download the guider camera image for frame and focus
- let y... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download StarsPi and install on Windows PC. StarsPi is free Tools app, developed by Zsolt Nagy. Latest version of StarsPi is 1.2, was released on 2016-01-10 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of StarsPi is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 16 users, 16 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install StarsPi on Windows?

Instruction on how to install StarsPi on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install StarsPi on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install StarsPi using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "StarsPi" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install StarsPi on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "StarsPi" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.2.

Download StarsPi 1.2 on Windows PC – 1.4 MB

Guide your telescope from your Android device!

StarsPi will connect to your Raspberry Pi via WiFi and:
- continuously download the guider camera image for frame and focus
- let you select the guide star
- calibrate the guider camera image with the desired number of frames
- calibrate the directions of the guiding system
- set guiding rate (all popular guide rates supported)
- fine tune the parameters of the guiding algorithm
- display the drift data of each ****
- more to come...

StarsPi uses the 3.1 version of Lin-guider to achieve the guiding.

Note: in order to use the application, your Raspberry Pi needs to run a modified version of Lin-guider. Installation notes and details can be found on starspi.com.
Introduced single image installation
Set the camera and guiding device directly from the app
Show status of the connections: WiFi, guide camera, DSLRs
Added RMS value display, number of samples increased to 50 for guide graph.
Note: you need to download the updated package for your Raspberry Pi!
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.