Fix the bug that makes the faintest stars invisible. Once you sight an object with that circle, you can touch the Information button to get more details about that object. Make star colors a little more saturated so they're easier to notice. This app provides you with an interactive way to explore the sky. The things that we can see Ease of Use Rating:
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This resource would be a good complement to a unit on astronomy, the solar system, space travel, etc.
Ease of Use Rating: Overall I prefer this to the other two. The photographic image of the Milky Way can be turned on and off in the Preferences menu.
GoSkyWatch Planetarium App
Provide a quick way to hide the yellow circle and identifying text that clutter the screen. Would like an ephemeris though. Go outside and explore with GoSkyWatch Planetarium. NASA Kids is an excellent site for "kids" of all ages and provides an abundance of information, images, and interesting things to do on astronomy and the space sciences.
Each type of DSO is represented by a different colored symbol. One can instantly easily adjust a slider to change how many stars are displayed to match your weather or city light pollution conditions.
GoSkyWatch Planetarium - iPad on the App Store
Select type of offense: Although the display isn't as pretty as some of the others, the ultra-responsive graphics and wide zoom range are a true delight. But, this is more than just a star-finder. Your message has been reported and will be reviewed by our staff. Everything I need and easy to use. GoSkyWatch includes data on deep-sky objects: It's just fascinating and well worth the upgrade to track comets.
The single toolbar provides quick access to all the app's features: Each of these takes you to a menu like the one shown here, where you can select an object from the list. The app has a built-in compass so that you can tell which direction you are pointing and, because of the core location services, you can quickly set up your observing goskyatch.
Tapping the "i" button at the left of the toolbar brings up a detailed information page for the centered object. And of course all that info about celestial bodies. Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more with a touch or by simply pointing to the sky.
GoSkyWatch – GoSoftWorks
For stars, the text also includes the distance and magnitude. Many more enhancements to come as free updates.
This app is free of charge, so in order to use goskywahch, all you have to do is go to the App store and download the free version.
For such a powerful app, the user interface is delightfully simple and straightforward. Simple operation, no buttons to press or modes to select, just point to the sky to start exploring.
Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is further perfected by the ability to pull up a star's info on wikipedia. Compatibility Requires iOS 9. gosywatch
This review was originally posted on VersionTracker. You can just point to the sky to start exploring. Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, constellations and more by simply pointing to the sky. The posting of advertisements, profanity, or personal attacks is prohibited.
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