SkySafari 1.2 - iPhone - iPod Touch - 319159213 Category: Education Author: Carina Software Vote(s): 2499 Price: $14.99 Released: June 15, 2009 Version: 1.2 Download SkySafari Get SkySafari for $14.99
SkySafari - Carina Software
MACWORLD 2010 BEST-OF-SHOW WINNER!
SkySafari is a celestial travel guide, designed to help you navigate the night sky. It is brought to you by Southern Stars, previously the mobile application division of Carina Software. SkySafari is our "Pro" iPhone astronomy app - if you are a beginner, or looking for something simpler, you might want to check out SkySafari Lite.
For a demo video, go to:
http://www.southernstars.com/support/video/index.html
SkySafari lets you use your iPhone/iPad's compass to navigate the night sky, and identify stars and planets. Just shake your phone to activate the compass!
SkySafari puts 300,000 stars, and 30,000 deep sky objects at your fingertips. It renders the planets and moons in detail, using NASA mission imagery.
And SkySafari can turn your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch into a 21st-century telescope controller, pointing your GoTo telescope anywhere in the sky. SkySafari can do this using either a wired serial connection - or wirelessly, with Wi-Fi!
SkySafari includes an Expansion Pack with 2.5 million stars, and more than 300 color deep sky object images, dramatically increasing the realism and usefulness of your sky charts. This is an optional in-app purchase, available in the Settings.
SkySafari precisely shows the sky from any location on Earth, at any time in the past or future. It contains informative descriptions of the planets, stars, and constellations; and includes hundreds of images from both NASA and leading astro-photographers.
SkySafari contains interface themes that let you change the look-and-feel of the app, including a "Night Vision" theme that preserves your dark adaption as you're exploring the night sky.
SkySafari's Time Flow feature lets you animate the night sky using simple VCR controls. Follow the motion of the stars and planets as SkySafari compresses days, months, and years into a few seconds.
SkySafari's simple user interface, and its ability to control your telescope, make it an invaluable tool for exploring the heavens. iPhone Life magazine writes, "SkySafari is the most comprehensive astronomy app available for iOS." See:
http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2011March-April/TurnYourIPadPlanetarium
Southern Stars has licensed SkySafari to Orion Telescopes and Binoculars for separate distribution on the app store under the name StarSeek. Support questions for StarSeek should be sent to Orion Telescopes. Southern Stars will continue to support, maintain, and develop SkySafari in the future. 2010, Southern Stars. All Rights Reserved
SkySafari reviewed by Users
Excellent!! Thank you for the wonderul app!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 20, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Frodov
Amazing App! Thanks so much for offering this free today for the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing! I can't believe how great this app is, and how many stars and other objects it has in its database. Thank you!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 20, 2009
- SkySafari review by
johnny twotone
What is that star called? Great to get it free. Happy 40th! Sure I saved $15, but now I have to spend $$$ on a telescope!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 20, 2009
- SkySafari review by
HotFone
Cool Thanks for the free app . It's cool how I got it when it was free
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Version 1.1
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Jul 20, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Ipodean
Very cool app Very good app. If you like astronomy, you'll like this! Also, free for a day!! :)
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Zoller
Fantastic Any ap of this quality for free is 5 stars. Glad I found it!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Dadof2Girls
Like it! Very cool, very interesting. Great tool!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Mscool
Amazing! They packed the best planetarium into this fast, intuitive, beautiful app! I've used the desktop version of this app for years and always found it simple, intuitive, fast, and complete. I also use it for teaching because my students are able to learn it so quickly. I had doubts as to whether it could be fit into an iPhone, but am incredibly impressed with this truly professional conversion. It's not just a port of the desktop app -- it has been completely reengineered for the iPhone interface. Carina really must have spent a lot of time refining this interface and carefully pruning the features to get everything that's useful on the small screen, while leaving out the more esoteric big-screen options (like alternate map projections and locations beyond Earth). In fact, I'm already getting spoiled by how easy this is to use: Zooming in on Jupiter to see the current positions of the moons. Tapping on a star or deep sky object to get its name, then double tapping to get a wealth of info including rise/set/transit times and for many objects detailed descriptive notes with historical background and beautiful photos. And it's such a beautiful display, with the photorealistic milky way, the way the stars (which are colored by spectral class) automatically adjust brightness and limiting magnitude with zoom level, the constellation lines that are useful without being oppressive, and the pop-up constellation boundaries. The database is amazingly huge and it still manages to be fast! I'm currently working with open clusters, and it has even the obscure catalogs like Trumpler. I love the way that it gives a live display as I adjust the magnitude limits, so I can see the effect without having to leave the settings. It is so cool to be able to stand outside and identify satellites as they pass overhead! Every aspect has been well-thought out and obviously tested for real-life use. This really is the very best of their $100 package for $15.
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Astronomy teacher
This app really satnds out. It's amazing! This is an amazing application! I love it and I'm so glad I got it for free.
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Mater Millett
Absolutely Awsome! I'm so glad that I check for new applications daily and always check for free ones since this is free today only. Getting this application for free is awsome. It is a fantastic program that you have to see for yourself. If you like space and want to understand it better, the is a must have application. Buy it and you won't regret it!!!!!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Jaune'
#1 Astronomy App This is an incredible app, a must-have for any astronomer. The WiFi scope control almost makes me want to buy a computer controlled telescope!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
EricJD
App Is cool This app is so awesome
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Gunther818
Accurate, Informational and Fun I have the desktop version of Voyager and was pleased to hear there is version for iPhone. I downloaded this app and can say it passed an initial test for current constellations and moonrise over the Pacific. I zoomed in on some of the planets (took me a minute to figure out the zoom hot-corners though instead of scrunching over and over) and found great renderings of their surfaces from what look like actual photos, and was impressed with the depth of the descriptions. I poked around for some deep sky objects and was impressed with the data there as well. I haven't read many in detail yet, but I definitely liked the historical as well as scientific pieces, including supplemental images, and I even spent some time reviewing graphics of the composition of the Sun. Very nice - good for both kids and professionals, I'm thinking. Lots of options in settings I haven't explored yet, but it seems pretty easy to use and somewhat like the desktop. Can't wait to hook it up to a scope in the field for a more thorough run - I'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully no more lugging the laptop :) Thanks Carina!
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Version 1.0
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Jun 16, 2009
- SkySafari review by
ThirdPyramid
Intuitive, informative, addictive. Highly Recommended! I am not an astronomer and have elementary stargazing knowledge, but using this app has seriously made me consider buying a telescope and getting more involved in the hobby.The interface was very simple for me to jump right in and use to identify stars, and search for and center on stars with which I'm already familiar. On the first clear night after I downloaded it, I was addicted, and found myself with a sore neck from staring up at the sky while using it to ID every star, constellation, and planet I could see. Since then I have used it to help me practice memorizing star names and locations, and constellation identification. My hand is now probably frostbitten from another long use of this app tonight.It has a lot of useful features such as being able to search for objects and center on them, hot-corners for easy zooming, filters for sky object display, the ability to look at what the sky is like not only at the current time, but at any past or future time, and a plethora of other configuration options which make it very flexible to configure for your purposes. Its database of sky objects seems to be very comprehensive.I have gotten a lot out of reading the descriptions. As other people have said, they are very in-depth, and offer a lot of background not only on the scientific data for the stars (and other objects), but also history and trivia surrounding each object, and plenty of detailed photographs when available, even for lesser-known objects. These aspects make it even more fun to use, as they give much more meaning to what you see, and are about as close as you can get to having a more experienced person with you.I have an iPod Touch so I am not able to make use of or evaluate the compass feature. I wish I could because it's about the only thing that would make this app easier to use, and I'm glad Carina had the foresight to add in this feature for those who do have the hardware. I also don't have a telescope (yet), so I cannot evaluate its telescope remote control ability.I was fortunate enough to pick this app up for free on the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, but after having used it for some time, would gladly drop the $15 to support and encourage its creators for making such a wonderful companion to stargazing.
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Version 1.2
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Oct 11, 2009
- SkySafari review by
FirestormPhoenix
A must have for the sky explorer. Great interface, excellent data... this one is a must have for anyone interested in looking skyward :).
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Version 1.1
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Jul 6, 2009
- SkySafari review by
eigenvector
An excellent astronomy app! Finally one that meets my needs... I am an experienced amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, and am used to desktop astro apps. I have been waiting for an app that would provide sky charts, specifically ones that would allow me to select the location and time I wished to view (including sunrise/sunset/twilight functions), and to be able to do so without a data connection using resident data in the app. For example, I'm often in an airplane when I want to see what's up or when local twilight ends. I've evaluated others but none fully met my needs (or, if I was unsure if they met my needs, the developers were unresponsive in response to requests for information).I've used Carina products in the past and their experience shows in this iPhone app. It is fairly intuitive, especially for someone who has used a desktop astro app previously. The options, level of detail, and provided database are sufficient for my needs (and I think I'm fairly needy). Carina has been responsive for email support and information requests, which I appreciate.I have not tested the telescope control function but it looks intriguing.$14.95 is more than I've paid for any other app, but I'm glad I didn't drop the money on the other astro iPhone apps and waited for this one. It's been the closest to my ideal app for the purpose. As such, I don't think the price is out of line with the features provided when compared to other astronomy iPhone apps.Carina has provided excellent features, a good interface, and their background in astro apps shines through. I'm very satisfied with SkyVoyager and I look forward to even better things in future versions.***UPDATE FOR v1.2:Carina responded to my request for user locations, the one thing I thought was missing before, so now I truly have the one astronomy app that does everything I need.I've had time to use it more, and I continue to be impressed with the attention to detail they exhibit. Saturn's rings are tilted correctly, Jupiter's Great Red Spot is in the right place (something another developer of a much-downloaded astro app said couldn't be done), entering a decimal location automatically converts into the deg-min-sec format the program uses, and so on. The more I see, the more I like. v1.2 is an excellent update.
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Version 1.2
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Aug 12, 2009
- SkySafari review by
TeeDub
Free!!! Love pandora box. If i didnt have it then i would never know this amazing app was free! Great app!
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Version 1.1
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Jul 21, 2009
- SkySafari review by
App_pro_1
Awesome skygazing aid This is one of the coolest apps I've seen yet. So easy to identify planets, stars and constellations in the night sky, find out when they rise and set, etc. Just scroll the display to the compass direction you're facing and hold the phone up in front of you. Very elegant!
Plus there's tons of descriptive and astronomical data should you want it. I can't even use perhaps the coolest feature, which is the scope control. Makes me want to get a telescope again!
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Version 1.0
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Jun 18, 2009
- SkySafari review by
Hawaii Star
Impress Friends at Next Campout Wow! A friend of mine told me about this software and that it is totally worth the money. Incredible as you can fly around the sky on your iPhone, oriented to your exact location with CURRENT and live changes (including sunrise, moonrise and set). Further, i had instant access to plethora of data (or so it seems) on every constellation, star, planet, moon in the visible (and not visible) sky. I think I first started on Jupiter and spent a good 30 minutes reading the details on gases, its moons and amazing NASA and voyager photos within the ap once I selected the planet in the sky. I understand this has deep data for over 300k stars. Astounding. Can't wait until the 3Gs integration, where the compass will practically allow me to point at the sky and voyager tells me what it is!
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Version 1.0
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Jun 19, 2009
- SkySafari review by
LMPicard
Amazing app - this is a complete planetarium. Far more complete than any of the astronomy apps I’ve bought. The sky views are full of detail, and the object descriptions are crammed with information. It supports a huge number of scopes and digital encoders. I have an LX200 and can’t wait to run it with my iPhone. Don't have a scope? No problem - this app *simulates* one for you. I love the way the images fade in and out of view in the object "Description". Highly recommended for beginners and serious astronomy buffs alike.
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Version 1.0
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Jun 20, 2009
- SkySafari review by
JoeTooCool
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