SkyPortal for PC

Free download SkyPortal for PC Windows or MAC from BrowserCam. Celestron published SkyPortal for Android operating system(os) mobile devices. However, if you ever wanted to run SkyPortal on Windows PC or MAC you can do so using an Android emulator. At the end of this article, you will find our how-to steps which you can follow to install and run SkyPortal on PC or MAC.

With the aid of our smartphones and tablets, everything we do daily is enhanced, more practical, and quicker. Your experience with the night sky is just the beginning, though. The acclaimed app creators at SkySafari and the telescope gurus at Celestron have teamed up to bring you the ultimate planetarium app and telescope control solution. SkyPortal, a free smartphone software from Celestron, revolutionizes how you explore the night sky in a brand-new way.

Expand Your Knowledge

The SkyPortal software, which works on iOS and Android smartphones, enables your Celestron computerized telescope to automatically find thousands of celestial objects, such as the solar system, 120,000 stars, over 200-star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, hundreds of asteroids, comets, and satellites, and orient itself to the night sky. For the most well-known artifacts, you may even listen to audio commentaries while you look at them. 

Easy to Use

The Celestron SkyPortal completely transforms how you view the night sky. Everything you require to enjoy the night sky in a novel and a fascinating way is provided with SkyPortal. The SkyPortal WiFi Module and SkyPortal make it easiest to operate your supported Celestron telescope from a device (sold separately). For telescope control, SkyPortal only functions with the SkyPortal WiFi Module and is suitable for iOS and Android devices. Additionally, it works with StarSense AutoAlign for smartphone-based automated alignment.

Features

Holding your tablet up to the night sky in SkyPortal's user-friendly Compass Mode allows you to quickly recognize stars, planets, galaxies, and more. For a closer look at smaller, less apparent objects, zoom in. Depending on the time, date, and location, see a personalized list of all the best celestial things to observe. To schedule your observation, you can simulate the night sky up to 100 years in the past or future.

How to Use?

Just raise your smartphone or tablet to see the night sky on your screen, complete with annotated constellations and astronomical objects. When you tap on the thing you want to observe and choose "GoTo," your telescope will automatically locate and center the object for you. When watching with a big audience or if you need the item to be focused for multiple hours, your telescope's intelligent tracking ability will save you from having to re-center the object.

Let's find out the prerequisites to install SkyPortal on Windows PC or MAC without much delay.

Select an Android emulator: There are many free and paid Android emulators available for PC and MAC, few of the popular ones are Bluestacks, Andy OS, Nox, MeMu and there are more you can find from Google.

Compatibility: Before downloading them take a look at the minimum system requirements to install the emulator on your PC.

For example, BlueStacks requires OS: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit only), Mac OS Sierra(10.12), High Sierra (10.13) and Mojave(10.14), 2-4GB of RAM, 4GB of disk space for storing Android apps/games, updated graphics drivers.

Finally, download and install the emulator which will work well with your PC's hardware/software.

How to Download and Install SkyPortal for PC or MAC:

• Open the emulator software from the start menu or desktop shortcut on your PC.
• You will be asked to login into your Google account to be able to install apps from Google Play.
• Once you are logged in, you will be able to search for SkyPortal, and clicking on the ‘Install’ button should install the app inside the emulator.
• In case SkyPortal is not found in Google Play, you can download SkyPortal APK file from this page, and double-clicking on the APK should open the emulator to install the app automatically.
• You will see the SkyPortal icon inside the emulator, double-clicking on it should run SkyPortal on PC or MAC with a big screen.

Follow the above steps regardless of which emulator you have installed.