Star Chart

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Escapist Games Limited
Rating: 4.3(6,099)
Installs: 100,000 - 500,000
Price: $2.99
Updated:
December 13, 2012
Requires:
Android Varies with device
The world wide best selling smart phone astronomy app Star Chart.

The best selling smart phone astronomy app for your Android Device!

Now you can have a virtual star chart in your pocket! Look through the eyes of your Android device* to see a virtual window into the whole visible universe.

All you have to do is point your Android device* at the sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at.

Using state of the art GPS technology, an accurate 3D universe, and all of the latest high tech functionality, Star Chart calculates – in real time - the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are; even in broad daylight!

Want to know what that bright star is called? Point your device at it – you might just find out it’s a planet!

Want to know what the night sky looks like to people on the other side of the earth? Well just point your device down!

Want to know where your star sign is in the sky? Star Chart will tell you all this and more.


Star Charts features include:
- Just point and view. No need to scroll around the screen to find out what you are looking at*.

- Alternatively, look around the sky using finger gestures – perfect for armchair astronomers!

- Supports dynamic device orientation viewing. Allows you to view the night sky whilst holding your Android device at any angle.

- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres - a total of over 5000 stars!

- Displays all the planets of the solar system, plus the sun and the moon.

- Displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 15th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.

- Includes entire Messier catalogue of exotic deep sky objects.

- Tap on anything in the sky and get the facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.

- Very powerful zoom function, lets you view the sky in extra detail, using intuitive finger gestures.

- Fully configurable. Star Chart displays only the sky objects that you are interested in.

- Allows you to view the sky underneath the horizon (unlike other more expensive applications). So now you can see where the sun is, even at night!

- Manually set your location to find out what the sky looks like from anywhere in the world.

- Full search feature

- Installable on an SD card

So point your Android device at the sky and see what's out there!
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Escapist Games will update Star Chart regularly, so please send us your feedback and features requests to starchart@escapistgames.com … thanks!

*Augmented Reality mode only available if your device supports it, as this feature requires a built-in compass. Manual scrolling is supported on all other devices.

Follow Star Chart on Twitter: StarChartApp - twitter.com/StarChartApp

Star Chart does not require internet access for normal usage. Internet access is only required initially to verify the license and subsequently when accessing the support page and external links.


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Reviews

A Google User - October 17, 2012

So good...

I bought it twice. I originally got this on the Amazon market place, but since it was on sale here, and updates are pushed faster by Google than Amazon, I thought what the heck.

A Google User - October 18, 2012

Werd!

Great, "for kids of all adges" app (36 going on 6 personally) that even the little ones can REALLY get into! It started with this app for my 2 girls and now they are watching the Discovery Science Channel if it were Nickelodeon...go figure!

A Google User - November 9, 2012

Glichy

It only worked one time. I uninstalled it.

A Google User - September 2, 2012

OUT OF THIS WORLD!

seriously, keep trying. This app is Amazing. I love the planet search... IN THE SETTINGS! For anyone having problems, open the app and right away go to settings... Then you will "tune" things to work for you. great job developers... Thanks for the summer sale!

A Google User - September 4, 2012

OMG freakin' fantastic

I am in love w/ this app. And the red mode its night vision, you get information that make it great for entertaining everyone, young & old. Surprised got this much at such loss for words to describe the absolute awesomeness of it all.

A Google User - September 4, 2012

Brilliant app

I always liked lookin at stars an never knew much bout em. But i loved looking. This app is simply amazing for those wishing to learn an gaze. Sadly sometimes the whole screen goes a tint red (everythibg still visible an usable). I fix it by reinstalling. Which takes no time for me. If you searched this particular app up an know what to expect, you cant go wrong with it.

A Google User - August 2, 2012

Better than sky map

Worth paying for it looks great and works without internet

A Google User - September 2, 2012

Dud

After purchasing it for my Android it took a considerable amount of time to download. It didn't work from the very start, continuosly shutting down. Google gives you a mere 15 min to apply for a refund. It took much longer than that to download and try it out. Good thing it only cost 99 cents and some time. I give it a "0" rating.

A Google User - August 1, 2012

Fun

Never knew what was out there until now. Really cool. Even impressed my father. I know no one can understand this but me but that's not an easy task.

A Google User - September 16, 2012

awesome!!!

shows everything you want to see or learn about I don't buy many apps but this is well worth it!


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