SkySafari 5 Pro v5.0.4.0 APK

SkySafari 5 Pro is the ultimate astronomy app

SkySafari 5 Procom.simulationcurriculum.skysafari5pro
SkySafari 5 Pro is the ultimate astronomy app. It has the largest database of any astronomy app, includes every solar system object ever discovered and offers flawless telescope control.

Here's what's new in this version:
1) Complete rewrite of the compass code, for smoother and more accurate sky tracking!
2) Tonight at a Glance: the Sun, Moon, Planets, ISS, and Iridium flares in one handy view!
3) Notifications when the ISS will pass overhead, when Iridium satellites flare, and more!
4) Completely new sounds, and a new look to the sky and horizon. Better transitions between portrait and landscape mode.
5) OpenGL boost! New 3D models of the ISS, HST, Phobos, Deimos, Ceres, Vesta, and other solar system objects and spacecraft. City lights on Earth's night side. Improved higher-res Mars map.
6) Object lists in the Search menu now show thumbnail images. New options in Advanced Search.
7) Updated object descriptions, with images in-line! Every object now has a description!
8) Reworked Time Flow controls. Set the date and time directly from the main toolbar. Run time 1000 x faster than reality!
9) Google Drive sync for your settings and observing lists! Change them on one device, and synchronize your changes across all your Android and iOS devices!
10) An on-line repository of observing lists from experienced amateur astronomers. A "tour mode" that guides you through objects in each list!
11) An improved deep sky database with Abell and Hickson galaxy clusters, and globular clusters in M 31.
12) Galaxy View shows the position of deep sky objects in our Milky Way!
13) A handy Digitized Sky Survey viewer that lets you download images from the DSS!
14) Improved multi-star alignment for telescopes with digital setting circles. Add Barlows and Focal Reducers to your equipment list!

If you haven't used SkySafari Pro before, here's what you can do with it.
• Hold your device up, and SkySafari 5 Pro will find stars, constellations, planets, and more! The star chart updates automatically with your movements for the ultimate stargazing experience.
• Simulate the night sky up to 10,000 years in the past or future! Animate meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses, and other celestial events with Time Flow.
• Search from our extensive database, and follow the arrow to objects in the sky. See spectacular views of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and other planets!
• Learn the history, mythology, and science of astronomy! Browse over 1500 object descriptions and astronomical images. Explore NASA space missions! Stay up-to-date with SkyWeek for all major sky events every day!
• Control your telescope! SkySafari 5 Pro adds wired or wireless control for Celestron, Meade, Orion, SkyWatcher, and many other telescopes. Point your GoTo or “Push-To” telescope anywhere in the sky! Requires SkyFi or SkyWire accessories (sold separately).
• Plan observing sessions with Observing Lists, log your observations, and share with friends!
All this is built into SkySafari 5 Pro – no need for an Internet connection. SkySafari 5 Pro will revolutionize your astronomical viewing experience and replace desktop astronomy software costing 10 times more.
Additional Features:
• 25 million stars from both Hubble Guide Star catalogs; 740,000 galaxies down to the 18th magnitude; over 630,000 solar system objects; and satellites like the International Space Station (ISS).
• NASA’s latest LRO Moon map, with 8X the resolution of SkySafari Plus, and hi-res Earth and Mars maps.
• Animated meteor showers with complete viewing information.
• Night Vision – Preserve your eyesight after dark.
• Advanced Search – Find objects using properties other than their name. Results are sortable by name, number, magnitude, RA, and more!
• Orbit Mode – Leave the Earth’s surface behind, and fly through our solar system.
• Google Maps Integration – Choose your location from a built-in Maps view.
• Horizon Panoramas – choose from 21 hi-res vistas, or customize your own!

What's in this version : (Updated : 7 September 2016)

- Fixed problem some users were having downloading DSS images.

Required Android O/S : 4.0 and up

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Star Chart VR v1.3 APK

The ultimate cardboard virtual reality experience!

Star Chart VRcom.escapistgames.starchartvr
The ultimate cardboard virtual reality experience: Star Chart VR lets you explore the solar system in a beautiful and accurate real-time space simulation.

Delight in exploring the solar system, from the Sun to the smallest moons of Saturn and out to the coldest, darkest, farthest reaches of Pluto. Gaze down and marvel at our solar system from above. Look up in wonder at the rings of Saturn. Feel the awe of floating in space around worlds no human has yet set foot on. Understand how the constellations of our night sky are made up of stars distant to each other in both space and time. Embrace the impossible distances of our solar system and the inordinate scale of our universe.

Star Chart VR is the virtual reality version of the hugely successful augmented reality astronomy & star gazing app - Star Chart - downloaded by over 20 million people world-wide.

Features:

• An accurate real-time simulation of the visible stars and planets as you see them from Earth
• A 3D solar system to explore, including the Sun, the planets and major moons
• All 88 constellations based on the beautiful artwork of 17th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius
• 5,000 of the most visible stars of the night sky
• Named geological surface features on most of the rocky planets and moons of the solar system.
• And much more.

Controls:

• Centre a solar body in your view (planet / moon / the sun / etc.) to select it
• Tap on the pad / click to travel closer / go to a selected solar body
• At nearest view of a solar body, a tap or click will bring up a menu of options. Depending on the body and available functionality, the following options may be present:
• Toggle Geological Surface names on / off. Only available for those solar bodies that the IAU have confirmed names for.
• Toggle view mode. Turning your head will either rotate the camera view or rotate the camera around the object.
• SkyView mode. This will take you to the night sky view from Earth of your current GPS location.

Gamepad controller support includes:

• Tap button 1 to replicate the 'click' functionality
• Tap button 2 to return to 'go away' from your current view
• Left analog stick controls the 'rotate camera around object' view mode

Please NOTE:

• Star Chart VR requires a Google Cardboard viewer with magnetic 'click' functionality to use. Learn more and get your own Cardboard viewer at http://g.co/cardboard
• Virtual Reality is best experienced running at 60 frames per second. Most high end modern phones will provide you with smooth frame-rate (a result of processing speed) and seamless head tracking (a result of sensor update speed and accuracy). If you are experiencing issues, shutting down background tasks may help with performance. Star Chart for VR was developed on a Samsung Galaxy S6 running Android 5.1.1 and runs beautifully on this and higher end devices.
• Written from the ground up for Virtual Reality, Star Chart VR is in many ways a superior product to the original Star Chart, but please do not expect feature parity. We will continue to develop and enhance Star Chart VR over time, so at some point Star Chart VR may reach parity (where applicable), but there are no promises.

What's in this version : (Updated : Mar 13, 2016)

• Added the dwarf planet Ceres as well as some more textured moons of Pluto.
• Improved the visual look of many other moons and planets.
• Enabled Gamepad controller support.
• Improved the UI, as well as adding more information.
• Enhanced the travelling between planets and systems resulting in less waiting around.
• Added various improvements, speed-ups and bug fixes as per usual.

Required Android O/S : 4.1+

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Download : 80M APK

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