Sky Guide: View Stars Night or Day 3.0
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Reference
Price: $1.99 -> $.99, Version: 3.0 (iTunes)
Description:A star and constellation guide has never been more beautiful and easy to use. Just hold it to the sky to automatically find stars, constellations, planets, satellites and more. It’s stargazing fun for all ages and experience levels!
*****App Store Best of 2013*****
"If you want to learn more about the stars, planets, and satellites spinning around us at all times of the day, Sky Guide is the best app to do it with."
-CNET
“An experience like no other on iOS...10/10."
–App Storm
“Until now, the best [astronomy apps] have emphasized utility over beauty. That all changes with Sky Guide.”
–Mac Life
Is it a star or Saturn? Learning what’s in your night sky is now effortless with Sky Guide. Hold your iPhone or iPad up and Sky Guide automatically aligns itself to the stars above you–no setup required!
Whether you’re looking for the constellation Virgo, the Andromeda Galaxy or Mars, Sky Guide will satisfy your curiosity. You can search for thousands of celestial sights—and be guided exactly where to see them in the sky above you. Just follow the arrow.
Want to watch a satellite pass overhead? Sky Guide features hundreds of visible satellites for you to track. See them rise and chart their paths as they fly through space. We also offer an add-on pack that provides satellite identification, detailed historical information and future flyover times.
Voyage to the past or future with cinematic time controls. Know where the Moon will be later in the evening so you can capture that perfect photo. Or, witness the approach of magnificent comets and see their tails evolve as they fly around the Sun.
Sky Guide contains immersive visuals unlike any star app you have seen before. With exclusive, high-resolution photographs captured by one of the app developers, you’ll witness millions of stars—not just a few thousand simulated points! Plus, you can control the intensity of star light with HDR brightness gestures to dial in your local viewing conditions.
Sky Guide may have few buttons but it has ample content. With richly illustrated and cross-linked articles—many by leading astronomical authors—countless enlightened moments await novice and seasoned stargazers alike.
Plus, Sky Guide functions with or without a Wi-Fi, data, or GPS signal. Take it camping or use it overseas. Everything is at your fingertips at all times, in all places.
Features:
• Elegant and simple: Unobtrusive controls and gestures free up the screen for the best sky view yet.
• Rich content: Generous amounts of stunning graphics and original artwork.
• Soundscape: Designed by Mat Jarvis, the most featured composer in the award-winning soundtrack for the game Osmos. Stars have sounds based on their temperature and size.
• Useful anywhere: Works with or without a GPS or data signal. Built-in access to hundreds of articles no matter where you are.
• Time controls: Know where objects will appear in the future with cinematic time-lapse effects.
• HDR brightness gestures: Dynamically control how bright the sky is to match how many stars you can see under light-polluted skies.
• Red night mode: Preserve your dark-adapted eyesight.
Please note: Sky Guide requires a gyroscope, so it doesn't work with iPad 1 or iPhone 3GS and earlier.
What's New
• Time-lapse has arrived! Swipe UP from the bottom edge to reveal new time controls. See satellites streak through the sky at 1,000X real-time. Turn it up to 30,000X to see beautiful, spinning star trails.* Go even faster to switch into day-stepping mode and you'll see the motions of the planets as they dance around the Sun. Use the date & time picker to witness past or future events.
• 64 bit support. Compatible with iPhone 5s, iPad Air, and iPad Mini with Retina display.
• Realistic comets. We not only gave Comet ISON some company with the likes of Comet Hale-Bopp, Halley and more, but also accurately stylized them with beautifully dynamic coma and tails. Pro tip: use the new time controls to see comets evolve as they approach the Sun, or witness magnificent comets of the past!
• More deep sky goodies. We've DOUBLED the number of photographic articles for galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Those who keep exploring will be rewarded.
• Improved Search: we made it easier to find things you might be looking for.
• Satellites: flyovers at night that are obscured by Earth's shadow are no longer listed in the article view.
• Added a location for the North Pole (listed under Geographic Points). The sky looks different here, especially in time-lapse mode!
• Various UI improvements
* Star trails are supported on devices running OpenGL ES 3.0 (iPhone 5s, iPad Air, iPad Mini w/ Retina display)
Sky Guide: View Stars Night or Day