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Polar Finder on Windows Pc

Developed By: TechHead

License: Free

Rating: 3,0/5 - 402 votes

Last Updated: January 10, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.3
Size 147 KB
Release Date March 05, 20
Category Tools Apps

What's New:
GPS update was made shorted for quicker refresh. [see more]

Description from Developer:
When astronomical observations or imaging is done using an equatorial telescope mount, the right-ascension (RA) **** should be parallel with the rotation **** of the Earth to avoid... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Polar Finder and install on Windows PC. Polar Finder is free Tools app, developed by TechHead. Latest version of Polar Finder is 2.3, was released on 2020-03-05 (updated on 2024-01-10). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Polar Finder is 3,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 402 users, 148 users had rated it 5*, 140 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Polar Finder on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Polar Finder on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Polar Finder 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!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Polar Finder 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 "Polar Finder" 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 Polar Finder 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 "Polar Finder" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.3.

Download Polar Finder 2.3 on Windows PC – 147 KB

When astronomical observations or imaging is done using an equatorial telescope mount, the right-ascension (RA) **** should be parallel with the rotation **** of the Earth to avoid star-trails and errors in guiding. The method how we achieve it is called polar alignment and it starts with a rough alignment of the RA ****. The best aid for this is to use a polar finder scope with a reticle. On the reticle the Polar star (and the Octant for the Southern hemisphere) is engraved and should be positioned over the real Polaris by turning it. Because the Polaris is not exactly coincide with the Earth's rotation **** but rotates around it, one should know the exact hour angle of the Polaris to adjust (rotate) the finder.

This utility helps you solve this problem by graphically showing you the current position of the Polaris. The application tracks and draws the position of the Polaris (or Octant) in real-time and also displays its hour-angle, the local sideral time, current local time and the longitude of the place. The longitude can be entered manually or obtained using the built-in GPS. The view on the display can be mirrored to match the view in your polar finder scope. Key features are as follows:

• Northern, southern hemispheres
• Naked eye, telescopic view
• Customizable marker angle
• Support for: Astro-Physics, AstroTrac, Ioptron, Losmandy, Skywatcher, StarAdventure, Takahashi and Vixen eyepiece reticles
• Precession
• Night vision mode
• Enter longitude of your place manually or via built-in GPS

Note: On some new devices running Android 4.x the preferences menu can be reached via pressing and holding the Recent Apps Button - which is a ‘soft key’ (not the Home button). On Galaxy Tabs there are three buttons at the bottom. The middle one is the main, hardware button. The task manager is just on its left side. Press and hold for about two whole seconds on it, and then the menu comes up.
GPS update was made shorted for quicker refresh.