Programable Telescope Spotter, Star Finder

This is pretty sweet. I have a 2.5" telescope that's getting old, but still works very well. Being a newbie star gazer, I have absolutely no knowledge of star names or know where to look for them. There are a number of apps that are very good at names and locations, so I decided to marry my iPhone to my telescope thinking it might help me out.

I wasn't prepared for the result. I thought the app would get me in the neighborhood of where I wanted to be, but I had no idea how accurate the setup would be. Because the clamp is locked into position, everything is automatically set in place. The telescope's area of coverage is dead center on the iPhone's screen. If I type a star's name, the app shows me which direction to point my telescope.

The app I use is Sky View. There are both free and paid versions in the app store. Sky View has a virtual reality mode that shows the actual sky along with the graphics. A target in the middle of the iPhone screen highlights the star when t