Development snapshots

We recommend running the latest development snapshot build to get the latest bug fixes and enhancements. The development builds are updated more frequently then the general releases below.

Upgrading from an earlier version of PHD2

But I am a Mac computer user & the iPolar is designed to be connected to a PC running Windows. I have used software emulators before to be able to use Windows applications & the folks at iOptron told me that their software should run using my Parallels Desktop for Mac emulation as long as it is connected to Windows 7, 8 or 10. Polar Alignment Software For Mac. By sysctanorpo1981 Follow Public. It would be extremely helpful if it also utilized the PHD2 polar alignment feature. I still need to bring my laptop for polar alignment but it would be really nice if ASIAIR could take care of this too so I can go truly laptop free. ‎Polar Scope Align will calculate the position of Polaris or σ Octantis in your Polar Scope reticle for your location (using your phone's GPS or manually), allowing a quick and accurate polar alignment. It is one of the few programs that are accurate in lower latitudes by correcting for atmospheric r. Themos has been kind enough to help with testing and suggestions during the development of the polar alignment feature in SharpCap. Polar Alignment is a SharpCap Pro feature. You can test your polar alignment accuracy without a SharpCap Pro license to learn how the feature works, but you will need to buy a SharpCap Pro license to use the polar. The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 in this example features a built-in polar scope with an illuminated reticle. All of the telescope mounts on the list above include a polar alignment scope (depending on the version you order), with the exception of the Celestron CGEM.A polar scope makes aligning the polar axis of this mount with the North celestial pole much easier.

Free Polar Alignment Software

Just download and run the installer. There is no need to uninstall the older version first. If you do uninstall the older version, you will remove all your profiles and settings.

Note for Gemini/Gemini2 ASCOM users: PHD2 requires Gemini ASCOM Driver Version 1.0.56.0 or newer.

macOS downloads

For macOS 10.14 Mojave and newer, install the 64-bit version of PHD2. For older versions of macOS, install the 32-bit version.

Linux packages

Polar Alignment App

Patrick Chevalley has PHD2 Ubuntu packages hosted on Launchpad. If you are using another Linux distro, you can build PHD2 from source: Building PHD2 on Linux.