MaxPoint is an excellent tool for optimizing the positioning and design of your telescope devices. The software provides a variety of features that make it easy to create mount models, adjust polar axis alignment, and access mechanical flexure options. The user interface is intuitive and easy to use, and the resulting setup is accurate and reliable. Highly recommended for anyone looking for an efficient way to manage their telescope setup.
MaxPoint 1.4 was available to download from the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available.
According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software. The most frequent installer filename for the software is: MaxPoint.exe.
This PC program is suitable for 32-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11. The most popular versions of the program are 1.4 and 1.0. The program lies within Education Tools, more precisely Science Tools. The actual developer of the program is Diffraction Limited.
From the developer:
MaxPoint, it creates a model of your telescope mount, including any polar axis misalignment, offsets, and mechanical flexure.
Once this is done, MaxPoint automatically corrects your telescope position to ensure it is always on-target. With MaxPoint, even very low-cost GOTO mounts can routinely achieve a pointing accuracy of 1-2 arc-minutes over the whole sky!
The telescope model is easily generated using one of two methods.
You may want to check out more software, such as PinPoint Astrometric Engine, which might be related to MaxPoint.