Telescope Reviews: Sky Safari

Hi,

Here are some wishes/suggestions to expand the functionality of this wonderful software (others may add their wishes).

I would like to have a filter (sort of a query builder). Filter by type, constellation, brightness, size, catalog;
E.g. list all galaxies in Capricornus brighter than 12.0 mag, but exclude the PGC catalogue.

Please include the Saguaro Astronomy Club Database (SAC), see http://www.saguaroastro.org/content/downloads.htm.

A checkbox to toggle on/off the objects with unknown magnitude.

Astroweather (like meteoblue.com)

Common names missing:
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Planetary nebulae:
Ant nebula – He 2-154
Baby eskimo – IC 3568
Bat symbol – Abell 36
Blue racquetball – ngc 6572
Campbell’s hydrogen star – He 2-438
Cheeseburger – ngc 7026
Cotton candy – IRAS 17150-3224
Crystal ball – ngc 1514
Cygnus egg – PK 080-06.1
Etched hourglass – He 2-95
Gemini neb – ngc 2371
Gomez’s hamburger – PK 359-06.2
Hourglass – ngc 2346
Hubble’s double bubble – He 2-286
Kronberger pn 1 – DSH J1947.0+2930
Kronberger pn 2 – KTC 1
Little ghost – ngc 6369
Merrill’s star – M 1-67
Patchick 1 – DSH J1957.3+2639
Retina – IC 4406
Riddle pn – DSH J0540.7+3144
Sakurai’s object - V4334 Sgr
Silkworm - IRAS 17441-2411
Southern crab – He 2-104
Southern owl – HM Sge
Spirograph - IC 418
Stingray – He 3-1357
Teutsch pn 1 - DSH J1940.6+2930
Teutsch pn 2 - Howell-Crisp 1
Turtle – ngc 6210
White eyed pea – ic 4593

NEBULAE:
Gyulbudaghian's Nebula – HH 215
McNeil's Nebula
Double nebula – ic 2162
Prawn nebula – ic 4628
Lobster nebula – ngc 6357
Vela Supernova Remnant – G263.9-03.3
Small Cluster nebula – ngc 7129
Boomerang nebula - ESO 172- 7
Serpen’s Object or Bernes 12

DARK NEBULAE:
Ink spot – B86
Black hole – B92
Barnard’s E – B143
Pipe neb. – B59
Dark Doodad - DC 301.0-008.6C

OPEN CLUSTERS:
Sailboat Cl. – ngc 225
Muscle man cl. – stock 2
Pazimo’s cl. – stock 23
Mu Norma cl. – ngc 6169

GLOBULAR CLUSTERS:
Keystone Cl. – M13
Pavo Globular – ngc 6752

GALAXIES:
Cartwheel Galaxy – PGC 2248
Pisces Cloud – ngc 383
Minkowski’s object – ngc 541
Holmberg VI – ngc 1325
Holmberg II – arp 268
Pancake – ngc2685
Holmberg III – pgc 26071
The Grasshopper – arp55
Holmberg I – pgc 27605
Holmberg IX – pgc 28757
Spider galaxy – pgc 31923
Mayall’s object – arp 148
Wild’s triplet – arp248
Zwicky #2 – pgc 37689
St. Katherine’s Wheel – M99
Reinmuth 80 – ngc 4517A
Lost Galaxy – ngc 4535
Holmberg VII – pgc 41861
Superwind galaxy – ngc 4666
Footprint galaxy – pgc 44491
Hardcastle’s galaxy - pgc 45901
Holmberg VIII – pgc 45927
Holmberg V – pgc 48392
Holmberg IV – pgc 49448
Splinter Galaxy – ngc 5907
Hoag’s Object – pgc 54559
Tadpole galaxy – arp 188
Zwicky’s triplet – arp 103
Starfish galaxy – ngc 6240
Kowal’s object – pgc 63287
Southern integral sign – ic 5173
Atom for peace galaxy – ngc 7572

Thank you
Walter