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Astrophoto Calculator on Windows Pc

Developed By: W. Strickling

License: Free

Rating: 3,2/5 - 84 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.3
Size 389.3 KB
Release Date December 21, 23
Category Books & Reference Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (2)]

What's New:
1.0.3 Custom camera types editable again. [see more]

Description from Developer:
A small app for astro photographers for calculation of image filed sizes for certain combinations of camera and lens. You can also calculate the maximal exposure time for shots wi... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Astrophoto Calculator and install on Windows PC. Astrophoto Calculator is free Books & Reference app, developed by W. Strickling. Latest version of Astrophoto Calculator is 1.0.3, was released on 2023-12-21 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Astrophoto Calculator is 3,2. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 84 users, 5 users had rated it 5*, 15 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Astrophoto Calculator on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Astrophoto Calculator on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Astrophoto Calculator 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 Astrophoto Calculator 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 "Astrophoto Calculator" 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 Astrophoto Calculator 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 "Astrophoto Calculator" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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A small app for astro photographers for calculation of image filed sizes for certain combinations of camera and lens. You can also calculate the maximal exposure time for shots without guiding and calculate the length of star trails.

It has a custom editable camera list. After installation and first execution of this app the list is saved on your SD card under sdcard/.com.strickling/astrocameras.txt. It can be edited with any text editor.

Kewords:
astrophotography, photography, focal length, lenses, image size, field size, picture size, star photography, astronomy
1.0.3 Custom camera types editable again.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.