SkyORB Version: 2.0.5 Size: 24 MB Required: Android 2.2 and up Developers: realtech VR
Now improved for Galaxy S2/S3 phones
SkyORB is a fast and lightweight astronomy app including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris with notifications, search engine, sun clock, point to sky, weather, and more. Click “…More” to learn why you should download this App today!
- iPad.net
★★★★
We love SkyORB because it not only offers 3D images of the planets and the stars in the sky, along with comets and asteroids, but it also comes a 'point to sky' feature that allows you to aim your handset towards a star or planet and it'll identify it for you.
- PC Advisor: Best iPhone apps: Five free apps for astronomy
★★★★★
NEW 2012 EDITION, VERSION OPTIMIZED FOR THE NEXUS 7, FACEBOOK INTEGRATION, AND IMPROVED NOTIFICATIONS.
SkyORB features many functions as a 3D real-time representation of the planets position around the sun, the ability to hold your device and point toward a visible star and planet and reveal the name by tracking the GPS position, compass orientation, the elevation from the gyroscope, warn the user when a phenomenon is occurs as a full moon, a planet really visible, which is worth the observation.
What you will get with SkyORB
• Fast and lightweight.
• a 3D real-time planetarium with photo-realistic rendering,
• a 3D real-time sky rendering, with tracking from compass and gyroscope,
• Comets and satellites positions, with update from the Web for latest entries,
• Weather forecast from current location,
• Ephemeris including next 60 days astronomy events, including peak day of meteors showers, date of planet elongation and opposition.
• Display day/night terminator on a world map,
• Powerful universal search engine: type few letter and find a matching nebula, constellation, place, planets, exo-planets and more.
• Moon phases with dates, including rise and set times,
• Ability to simulate the sky from any place in the world and even from other planet like Mars
• Ability to move fast forward and backward in time,
• Enhanced for latest Android devices
• Be alerted when a phenomenon (planet at its brightest, full/new moon, eclipse) is occurring with local notifications (can be disabled).
Check out our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SkyORB/120203608017193
Check out our Twitter page:
http://www.twitter.com/realtech_VR
Check out the app website for more information, documentation, videos and more at
http://www.realtech-vr.com/skyorb/
What's in this version:
2.0.5
• Push notification support.
• ARMV-7A support for fast processing of astronomy computations.
2.0.4
• Now free to try, with in app purchase to unlock the premium version with more contents, no ads banner
• New: Generate 'at a glance' summary for tonight sky.
Note: For users of the 2.0.3 or earlier, use the 'restore purchases' and complete the mail for a push notification for restoring the full version (we will verify that you've bought the app).
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