Description : Welcome to NightSky II - a hand held observatory including music player to help with those long nights star gazing. NightSky is a comprehensive simulation of the celestial sphere uniquely providing 5 views both in landscape and portrait screen modes:
- Equatorial - view the whole sky in one go,
- Polar view of Northern hemisphere stars,
- Polar view of Southern hemisphere stars,
- Sky - the visible sky directly above day or night.
- Horizon - unique view of the sky you would see by directly looking at the horizon.
Other features include:
- Navigate the NightSky using your finger, GPS or built in Compass,
- Constellation selection screens,
- Named Object database,
- Zodiac symbol display,
- Moon phase calendar,
- Real-time display of Sun, Moon and the Major planets including distance and astronomical position,
- Acquire Position and Time from the iPhone's built in GPS,
- Select your position using Google maps.
- Track what you can see in the sky by slaving Horizon view to your GPS or compass heading,
- Scale lines for Horizon, Ecliptic and Galactic Equator.
- Real-time data calculation - no need for remote data access.
- Setup and control iPod playlist from the main screens.
- Observation emailer.
System Requirements
iPod touch, iPhone 3G for GPS or iPhone 3GS for compass.
What's New In This Version:
Performance enhancements and bug fixes
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