In daylight, unlike some programs that still show a star-filled sky, Stellarium only shows the objects you can see in daylight (the Sun, the Moon, and Venus). In daytime, when it's unsure of your location or in what direction you're facing, it fast-forwards the time to the evening to show the night sky otherwise it shows the sky at the current hour. When you open the app, you're presented with a view of the sky. I tested Stellarium Mobile with an iPad Air ($389.99 at eBay) (Opens in a new window), though it's also usable on an iPhone ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window). Though it loses a few features, it retains the program's beautiful, and for the most part realistic-looking, depiction of the heavens. Stellarium Mobile (for iPad), created by two of the developers of the desktop versions of Stellarium, brings the program to your iOS device. Stellarium is a well-known name to astronomy buffs that have long used the open-source program on Windows, Mac, or Linux desktops.
How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.Its name has nothing to do with what it is-a hyperlocal weather forecasting app-but since a clear sky is as important as a dark sky it’s an important part of a stargazer’s toolkit. It’s great for meteor showers, but only if they’re happening away from a full Moon. Figure on going at least 40 miles from a major city. If you’re prepared to travel to dark skies to get the most our of stargazing then consider the Light Pollution Map, which will show you the dark spots between light-polluted area. It’s also got a great news and explainer section that will help you become a more skilful stargazer. Sky Guideĭesperate to see the aurora but don’t live in the far north? This beautiful-looking app puts fake aurora into the night sky as well as 24 famous constellations, 100 deep-sky objects and movements of the International Space Station. Users can focus on deep-sky objects and, most usefully, simulate the effects of Earth’s atmosphere to show a more realistic-looking night sky.
This free and open source planetarium software is one of the most comprehensive with new versions looking ever more polished.
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