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The popular Windows Phone SkyMap application, downloaded by more than one million users, now comes to Windows 8!SkyMap Free is an amazing planetarium for your device. The popular Windows Phone SkyMap application, downloaded by more than one million users, now comes to Windows 8!SkyMap Free is an amazing planetarium for your device. Submitted on 7/30/2016 Review title of MikadoFree except it is NOT FREEThe first screen you see is very pretty, twinkling stars.
Apr 11, 2012 While THE NIGHT SKY isn't quite as robust as other astronomy apps like Redshift - Astronomy or Star Walk, the app is still a wonderful tool for stargazers and those who are interested in learning more about the night sky. With a robust vault of information, ranging from obscure constellations to the types of satellites in the sky, very little. Night Sky (app) is an application developed and published by indie studio iCandi Apps Ltd. Night Sky is a stargazing reference app, where the user can explore a virtual representation of the night sky to identify stars, planets, constellations and satellites.
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But trying to set the location and time, I was told I had to PURCHASE the app first. All I could do with the free version is stare at a Southern exposure of the sky, I could not even seem to change the view with either mouse or arrows, and equally AWFUL was a giant banner AD at the bottom of the screen. Does the app work? How much does the FREE app cost?
No thank you. Submitted on 6/26/2017 Review title of MartinNight Sky 2017!!In more ways than one, it kind of reminds me of my very first download.
From a floppy. Called Night Sky!
And this was from way, way back in the day. Like my very first computer in 1998! (LOL) It was a year earlier that I bought my telescope (a Meade Newtonian) But anyways, this reminds of that floppy-which, by the way, I STILL HAVE! But it has much better graphics and takes you to Wikipedia on what you are looking at!
The detail is much better though, as well as the option of pointing the device towards the part of the sky that you are looking at! The only drawback is that you do no have the telescope hook up to point your telescope (but they might have an app for that as well) I am very impressed, however, at the detail of the map, and the objects! My vintage 'Night Sky' does not even compare!
I even have sky charts that don't even compare with this! The only drawback is that it takes forever to download! Frustrating to say the least. Detail is good!
Submitted on 5/23/2016 Review title of AngelicaIntregingI really like the program so much so that I cant hardly put it away. It has some glitches in it yet that needs to be worked out. I'm finding the curser and the keys in the settings are getting stuck together so I can't change my settings and when I try to go to a future date it shuts down all together. When I try to change the settings in the long., lat. It locks up and I can't type anything in and when I do get it in I want to kill my computer for sticky keys. Hope you can fix the problem or give me a refund.
People have been staring at the starry night sky ever since the world began, wondering what it all means. While previously, you could only analyze constellations with charts, maps, and — or pay a visit to the nearest planetarium — today you can use mobile apps to uncover a vast amount of information about what’s happening overhead at any given time. Backyard use apps to discover a wealth of information on the location and identity of, stars, and galaxies — no telescope needed.The best astronomy apps use the gyroscope and compass in your smartphone or tablet, along with date, time, and location services, to determine your whereabouts. While an internet connection is helpful, it’s not always strictly necessary for every app. If you’re in the wilderness, far from a Wi-Fi or cell connection, you can still benefit from astronomy apps.
Some also use augmented reality through the device’s camera to show you exactly where stars are positioned. Most apps are extremely easy to use and targeted to beginners and enthusiasts — just point your device’s camera toward the heavens and find the stars and constellations.Because the Earth rotates every 24 hours and the planets orbit around the sun every 365.25 days, stars land in predestined positions so that the same ones appear at the same date and time on an annual basis. Your location dictates which constellations are visible. Many sky-charting apps manage celestial objects with categories or lists. The, for example — researched and published by Charles Messier in 1781 — includes 110 deep-sky objects viewable from the Northern Hemisphere, and is a popular feature for such apps.Inspired to see what’s overhead?
Here are a few of the many cross-platform iOS and we discovered. Star Rover acts as your device’s built-in planetarium. Just hold up your phone, use a pinch-to-zoom gesture, and have the app pinpoint whatever is up there. After determining your position, the app locates stars, the moon, planets, and constellations. The sky map updates dynamically as you move your phone around the block, neighborhood, or region to see twinkling stars, nebulae, meteors, and sunset glow. Star Rover, which costs $2, catalogs over 120,000 stars, all 88 constellations, planets and their moons, moon phases, and real images of Messier objects.
Detailed information covers sky objects, equatorial and azimuthal grids, the Milky Way Galaxy, sunrise and sunset, eclipse simulation, and more.SkySafari.
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