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Starlight® - Explore the Stars app for iPhone and iPad


4.4 ( 544 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Gyrocade
2.99 USD
Current version: 3.2.7, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 28 Nov 2013
App size: 69.56 Mb

Point your iPhone or iPad like a magic lens into the night sky, and see in real time what stars, planets, and constellations hover above. Stargazing has never been so easy!

This app is a streamlined starmap that is gorgeous to look at. See constellations come to life against a vibrant backdrop of stars, each colored according to their actual stellar classification. Track the movement of planets. See the phases of the moon. Discover detailed information about stars. Amaze your friends and educate your kids with this impressive app.

FEATURES:

* New Augmented reality mode!

* Information at your fingertips. Learn about stars and planets. Discover trivia connecting stars to some of your favorite science fiction Learn the folklore behind constellations.

* Lightning-fast navigation.

* Over 100,000 stars from the Hipparcos database, painted accurately according to their spectral type.

* All 88 western constellations.

* Planets of the solar system.

* See a real-time map of the sky, day or night.

* Detailed information on hundreds of celestial objects from stars to planets to solar system objects.

* Powerful zoom feature allows you to pinpoint star clusters and examine planets.

* View the sky beneath the horizon. Know where the sun is, even at night!

* Supports both motion and touch navigation. Point your device at the sky and the app will track what you see.


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Starlight is an ever-expanding tour of the Cosmos with new content planned regularly.

Pros and cons of Starlight® - Explore the Stars app for iPhone and iPad

Starlight® - Explore the Stars app good for

The graphics are great. Just being able to point anywhere and see whats in the sky is amazing.
A couple of weeks ago the news was all about the great view of Mars we would have that night and how to find it in the night sky. Sure enough-it was easy to see. The sky was very clear and we live far from major city lights so we were able to see so many bright stars. But what were they? I quickly found and purchased this app and was able to use it to identify so many constellations! Really fun to use!
So fun to use! Great to se which ones are planets and stars. Love the mythology and outlines of all the constellations.
I was looking for this kind of app for a long time ! Thank you !
Congratulations on this beautiful app. I had the first one and I loved it too but now Im deleting it because 2 is 100% better. The best thing are the constelations drawings.
Very interesting stars and planets view from your location. Amazing!

Some bad moments

Shiny new graphics, but less star info than the non-HD version of the app. For example, this version only identifies Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation while the non-HD version has descriptions for 7 stars in the same constellation. The whole point of a pocket planetarium is to identify the stars we see in the sky. Removing info for nicer graphics is not a good trade-off in my opinion, hence the low note.
This app will skip or interrupt the compass calibration step 9 times out of 10. And no option to re-calibrate in the menu: huge oversight. Ive never seen this app be accurate, even when I have calibrated it, its still off by a few degrees. Should have an option to re-calibrate or even to find tune on the fly so you can really line everything up perfectly
App is fun to use. Had some calibration issues I am working out but this app is handy for wooing the ladies and being all romantic n stuff. Thanks Starlight!!!
My iPad on iOS 8 and my brothers iPhone on iOS 7 is having trouble sometimes with orientation. It points to another direction besides north and is moving like its trying to find it. I didnt see an option for calibration, but we would be much obliged if the dev team could take a look at it. Other than that, its an awesome app and look forward to the expansion. Beautiful graphics and UI. I still have the old version as well. :)
Show this at every party and family gathering! All love it and many download it!
This app is amazing. Ive been looking for a star map for over a year and stumbled upon this. Well worth the $.99. I hope its accurate.

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