1238 votes - Education - First release: 2010-03-16T20:07:08Z
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Description - 4+
Star & Planet Finder guides you to see stars, planets, constellations and satellites in the sky. Simply choose a planet from the list, and move your device according to the pointer display, the pointer represents the planet. --------------------------------- REVIEWS: "Sanderson - I have dabbled with astronomy for 30 years, star maps, celestial co-ordinates, Patrick moores year book but this app renders them all obsolete. It makes locating stars and planets Childs play!" "I am amazed! - I love this app! It does exactly as promised. Got a telescope for Christmas and hated not know what I was looking at or where to find what I wanted to look at. This app made stargazing a million times better for me and my kids!" "I was thrilled when the cross hairs appeared on screen and Guided me to the planet that I had selected from the list. And that was only the free app!I highly recommend this app for anyone who is curious about the stars above. Well worth the purchase I say." "Tech at it's best! - Awesome program. Any astronomer knows the computational power needed for these algorithms. And the iPhone sensors are up to the task. Unique. Buy it." --------------------------------- FEATURES: - Augmented Reality display - guides you to the chosen star - Compass, GPS, accelerometer, camera and clock aware - All 7 planets including Sun and Moon - All 88 constellations for $0.99 ! - The 300 brightest stars for $0.99 ! - The 150 Brightest Satellites for $0.99 ! - Full Augmented Reality display - Automatic time sync - Moon phase display - Planets information: description, mass, diameter, range - Constellations Maps - Satellite tracking map - Great for astronomy fans