Maybe the fix will rid me of the strange behaviour that I've experienced over the last year. On a positive note, after posting on Software Bisque's site today, they've just uploaded a new update that includes a StarSense fix, or so the update notes seem to suggest which is music to my ears.

All of my periferalls when I do t use TheSk X seem to work find as standalone - very strange. I've just picked up a new Mac just to rule that out. I know I've not been the politest when it comes to Software Bisque and should hold back. I have certainly experienced fairly minor bugs in the UI and I am not always able to wrap my head around certain aspects of the program but it has always been reliable for me. If something is claimed to be supported and it's not, I'd be really annoyed too and I'm glad that you brought the issue up on the Bisque forum.Ĭontrary to your experience though, I have never had a crash with SkyX on two different Macintoshes running three different versions of OSX. I have read your numerous comments on Cloudy Nights regarding SkyX and I fully understand the annoyance of unsupported equipment and the disappointment of slow development and release. Like you, I use an ST-2000XM and it works well with SkyX but I have never used your mounts or other cameras.Įdited by Ken Sturrock, 13 December 2014 - 12:45 AM. If you are currently happy with Stellarium, however, why would you upgrade? Stellarium is a really nice program.īefore you go the SkyX route, do a little research to make sure that people who use your same equipment are happy. Having used Stellarium in the past, I think that SkyX is more powerful and everything is integrated but it is also more complicated. Moreover, as a local-to-me company, I felt that I had a duty to support them. I have used Bisque software for a long time and I like the company. I could have used a free program like Stellarium or Star Charts on the Windows machine but the Student version of SkyX was cheap and I didn't want to screw around with a different interface.

I use 'student' on a Windows 8 machine when I'm on the road and just want to look stuff up. I use 'Professional' on a Macintosh to run a mount and camera. I, personally, use SkyX and am pleased with it.

The stellarium program