GoSkyWatch Planetarium

GoSoftWorks

Easily and quickly identify and locate stars; planets; comets; constellations; galaxies and more by simply pointing to the sky. Your personal telescope to the wonders in the night sky. Go outside and explore with GoSkyWatch Planetarium. ***** As seen in Apple's iPad 2 event ***** Featured on ABC's The View ***** Featured in Wired magazine No in-app purchases! One download for your iPhone; iPad and iPod touch. We don't think you should pay twice for the same app on a bigger screen. --- What People Are Saying Powerful and easy to use; with excellent animation and the widest zoom range. — D.Schroeder; University professor GoSkyWatch Planetarium should not be missed regardless of whether you are a casual or hard-core fan of astronomy. — AppAdvice I have more than 10 astronomy apps on my iPhone and this is by far the best. Everything I need and easy to use. — Pat; iTunes reviewer --- What makes GoSkyWatch different to other apps? • Easy to use — No buttons to press or modes to select; just point to the sky to start exploring. • Designed specially for efficient outdoor use. • Touch free identification — Information pops up on screen as you move. Great for those cold nights with gloves on! • Popup images — No need to keep zooming in and out just to see what is out there. • Full 180 degree display — See at a glance what is in the sky and where without having to pan around. • Don't need to hold level — Displays the sky view and information at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait. • Gyroscope compass auto calibration — No need to calibrate the gyroscope. Advanced adaptive algorithms for smooth and accurate positioning. • Planets shown with relative brightness to stars — No oversized graphics that prevent you from distinguishing a planet from surrounding stars. • Unique target identification — Touch drag scheme for greatest accuracy since your finger doesn't hide what you are trying to identify. • Minimal on screen text — Stars and planets easier to identify since they are not covered by text. Features: Identify • On screen object name; brightness and distance • Contains all stars visible to the naked eye • Light adjustment for viewing conditions • Red light mode for night vision • Touchless navigation even for the iPod touch without a compass. Find • Looking for a planet; star; comet; constellation or galaxy? Just use the finder and let the arrow guide the way • Search stars and DSOs sorted by name; distance or magnitude • Moon phase calendar • Sun rise/set times Explore • Day; sidereal and time lapse animation • Over 200 images of planets and deep sky objects • Messier and Caldwell catalogs with images • Actual image taken of the Milky Way • Below horizon display • Look back in time with the birthday star search. Find out how old you were for the star light seen. Learn • Constellation images; boundaries and patterns • Solar system; star; comet; DSO; constellation Wikipedia • Ian Ridpath's constellation StarTales • Interactive graphical ephemeris • Planet; star; constellation and DSO ephemeris data More • High performance graphics • Easy setup using auto location or built in city list • Location favorites * No internet connection required. Internet optionally used for auto location; viewing Wikipedia information and StarTales. Many more enhancements to come as free updates. Free International Space Station real time tracking and viewing opportunities available with the companion GoISSWatch app.