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Love astronomy? Want to kick your stargazing up a level? Here are some awesome astronomy apps for Android and iPhone users. Oct 03, 2017 Join forces with a buddy in Star Wars Battlefront's split screen mode. Darth Maul and Super Battle Droids work together to kill waves of Clone Troopers. Split screen mode is.
As astronomy is such a visual pursuit, it's no surprise that a large number of related to astronomy and space science have appeared, many of them taking advantage of the iPad's large screen. We have reviewed a number of them, and here we present the best we've encountered.Several of our featured apps are so-called planetarium programs, designed to show a representation of the night sky on your screen. If you hold your iPad up to the sky, these programs will display the stars and planets visible in the direction you're facing. Also popular are apps that focus on our own solar system, showing animations of the planets in motion, images from NASA and elsewhere, and more.No roundup of space-based apps would be complete without at least one from NASA, and we've included several. The space agency has created numerous apps to share its findings, as well as the wonders of space to the public, and has aggressively embraced the use of social media.One of the hottest topics in astronomy today is the search for exoplanets, worlds orbiting other stars. A handful of exoplanet-focused apps have appeared, and we've included our favorites.For every app we feature here, there are doubtless several other great ones that we haven't reviewed yet.
Let us know your favorites in the comments.Ready to boldly go where you and your iPad have never gone before? And be sure to check out other great we've reviewed.
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. 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.