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SkySafari 3 app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 6336 ratings )
Utilities Education
Developer: Simulation Curriculum Corp.
2.99 USD
Current version: 3.8.5, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 18 May 2011
App size: 84.73 Mb

***SkySafari has been upgraded! Copy and paste the link below into your browser for the NEW SkySafari 4***

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-4/id766935884?mt=8

"The best of all the star chart apps for iOS..."
- The Mac Observer

"Revolutionary and a game-changer..."
- Sky and Telescope

SkySafaris streamlined user interface puts both power and simplicity into your hands - and turns your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch into an invaluable tool for exploring the night sky. SkySafari is more than a star chart - its your celestial travel guide!

SkySafari 3 comes in three versions - this is the basic version.

What you can do with SkySafari 3:

• Point and hover your mobile device at the night sky to identify constellations, planets, satellites, stars, and other sky objects from your location.

• Search for any object in the sky, and follow the arrow on screen to find it!

• 120,000 stars, 220 of the best-known star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies.

• Hundreds of images from NASA space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the worlds foremost astro-photographers.

• Encyclopedic descriptions of the sky objects written by professional astronomers.

• Accurately shows you the sky from any place on Earth, at anytime up to 100 years in the past or future.

• Displays the Solar Systems major planets and moons using NASA spacecraft imagery.

• “Night” button to preserve your dark adaptation as youre exploring the night sky.

• “Time Flow” Feature - follow the motion of sky objects as SkySafari compresses days, months, and years into a few seconds.

• SkyWeek - interactive sky charts for each day of the week, and links to more articles on Sky and Telescopes website.

• Includes all major sky events: eclipses, conjunctions, good meteor showers — miss nothing!

***TOP NEW FEATURES in SkySafari 4***

• Apple Maps Integration: Choose your location from a built-in Maps view!

• Animated Meteor Showers – with complete viewing information and spectacular graphics!

• New and Updated Descriptions – for HUNDREDS of objects!

• New Horizon Panoramas – Yerba Buena Gardens, Ayers Rock, Mauna Kea. Or add your own!

• Complete Rewrite of Compass Code - for smoother and more accurate motion tracking!

• Dozens more tweaks, bug fixes, and additions we don’t have room to list here!

***Copy and paste the following link into your browser for the NEW SkySafari 4***

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-4/id766935884?mt=8

Please note: there is no upgrade pricing from SkySafaris basic version to SkySafari Plus or Pro. Make sure to get the version you want!