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Starmap

Application Description

A complete planetarium in your hand. A high quality interactive and ergonomic map, with 350 000 stars, now fitted with many deep sky images. With the iPhone 3GS compass, Starmap displays the exact portion of the sky you are pointing at. Hold the device in your line of vision and discover the map smoothly scanning the sky as you move. Starmap is a powerful sky navigation tool, written by a professional of the field. Its design avoids gadget ornaments on purpose and is aimed at helping real observation. A complete video of Starmap’s features is available on the support website. Do not hesitate to contact the author before purchasing Starmap. IMPORTANT: take a look at Starmap PRO, offering the most complete celestial objects catalogues for the iPhone, fitted with functions dedicated to astronomers. FEATURES: - 350 000 visible stars (SAO catalog up to magnitude 12). - 200 main stars with names, kinds and complete descriptions. - 150 galaxies, clusters and nebulae (Messier catalog, main NGC/IC). - Deep sky objects images with StarmapShare.com. - Tonight’s best selection: the night overview in one glance. - Time animation. - Lunar calendar. - Constellation boundaries. - Automatic viewpoint with the accelerometer and the compass (3GS). - Pinch and zoom for more details. - Finder arrow for localizing objects. - Smooth and anti aliased graphics. - Adjust stars and the sky brightness to match your exact observation conditions. - Full coordinates, ecliptic, celestial equator. - Complete ephemeris, including moon phases and planet satellites views. - 50 asteroids and dwarf planets. - Touching the map bring up info panels. - Full night vision mode. - Shooting stars zones. - GPS support and custom user locations. - Map colors can be adjusted for the comfort of your eyes.

Latest Update

- Solving spurious crashes at launch under iOs4
- Solving some catalog issues
- Revised localization in Norwegian