![]() ![]() Say “select Jupiter,” “search for Titan,” “center on Polaris” and SkySafari will do the work for you. SkySafari 6 adds basic voice control for a wide range of operations.An updated planner tool that lets you create a list of targets for your observing session with filters like object types, specific time ranges, constellations, catalog, and more.Essential for planning your night’s observations. A completely new graph tool offering a quick visual representation of an object’s altitude above the horizon.Quick access to features like your equipment, observing sites, lists, and observations make it easy and enjoyable to get out, observe, and record your observations.Updated star catalog to use the latest and greatest UCAC5 star catalog.SkySafari 6 Plus will (optionally) back up all of your observing data in secure cloud storage and make it easily accessible to multiple devices as well as from our new web interface,.The following are some of the main features of SkySafari 6 Plus: Notifications when the ISS will pass overhead, when Iridium satellites flare, and more.Tonight at a Glance: the Sun, Moon, Planets, ISS, and Iridium flares in one handy view.Find objects using properties other than their name Follow the motion of sky objects as days, months, and years are compressed into a few seconds Leave the Earth’s surface behind, and fly through our solar system Control your telescope, log and plan your observations.Simulate the field of view and orientation (equatorial or alt-az) for your different setups.Stay up-to-date with SkyWeek for all major sky events every day Browse over 1500 object descriptions and astronomical images. Learn the history, mythology, and science of astronomy. ![]() Animate meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses, and other celestial events Simulate the night sky up to 10,000 years in the past or future.Work in Alt/Az or Equatorial coordinates.Hold your device up to find stars, constellations, planets, and more.If you haven’t used SkySafari 6 Plus before, here’s a quick list of things you can do with it: The interface is clean and easy to use, particularly on iPad and other large-screen devices: let’s have a look. SkySafari is a complete planetarium software you can use to explore the cosmos, plan a photographic or observation session, control your telescope, and much more. It also has a Sky Path feature that lets users track objects in space to see their location at particular dates and times.In this review, I will focus on SkySafari 6 Plus, as it is available for both Android and iOS mobile devices, as well as Mac OS X computers. Available on both iOS and Android with both free and paid versions, the app has a night more and an AR feature, allowing you to use it at all times. With the Skyview app, you can just point your mobile device at the sky to begin identifying galaxies, stars, constellations, planets and even the International Space Station. Image credit: Star Tracker Skyview (iOS and Android) The app is free but there is an ad-free version and a full version that has more features. The Star Tracker app is available on both iOS and Android and has an AR mode that indicates the positions of all celestial objects. The Star Tracker app can show you over 88 constellations and over 8,000 space objects as well as the sun, moon and planets all in real-time. The app for Google Sky is now known as Sky Map after it was donated and made open source by Google. Google Maps will give you a view of space unobstructed by pollution, clouds or anything else. You can access Google Maps through both your personal computer and through your mobile phone, either on the browser or using the applications for either. ![]()
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