Description
SkySafari Pro will completely replace your desktop astronomy software, and forever change the way you view the night sky. With SkySafari Pro, you can now explore the universe - not just from Earth, but from anywhere in the Milky Way galaxy!As just reviewed in Sky & Telescope magazine, the iOS version of SkySafari is "revolutionary" and a "game-changer". Now here for Android, SkySafari will change the way you do astronomy!
http://media.skyandtelescope.com/documents/Southern+Stars_Dec11.pdf
SkySafari Pro has the largest database of any astronomy app, period. It weighs in at half a gig, and contains over 15.3 million stars from the Hubble Guide Star catalog, plus 740,000 galaxies down to 18th magnitude, and over 580,000 solar system objects - including every comet and asteroid ever discovered.
SkySafari Pro includes NASA's latest LRO Moon map, with 8x the resolution of any other SkySafari version.
Make sure you have at least 1 GB of free space on your SD card for SkySafari Pro to download this database from our server the first time it runs!
SkySafari Pro can point your GoTo or "Push-To" telescope anywhere in the sky, using your Android device's built-in WiFi or bluetooth, and our SkyFi wireless or Starry Night BlueStar bluetooth serial adapter.
SkySafari Pro accurately shows you the sky from any place on Earth, at any time up to 100 years in the past or future. It includes 1100 encyclopedic descriptions of the constellations, stars, and planets written by professional astronomers. And it contains over 800 images from NASA space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the world's foremost astro-photographers.
If you have an Android device with a compass, SkySafari Pro can help you identify stars and planets by holding your phone next to them. Tap the Compass button (or tilt your phone up toward the sky) to activate the compass. Now, as you move the phone around, the sky chart follows your motion. Search for any object in the sky, and follow the arrow on screen to find it!
SkySafari has a "Night" button to preserve your dark adaptation as you're exploring the night sky. The Time Flow feature lets you animate the night sky using simple VCR controls - follow the motion of the stars and planets as SkySafari compresses days, months, and years into a few seconds.
Why pay for SkySafari when Google SkyMap is free?
SkySafari Pro includes 1500 times more stars than Google SkyMap, and 580,000 solar system objects. It includes every known moon, asteroid, and comet in the solar system - not just the Sun, Moon, and planets.
Our apps contain hundreds of built-in images, and thousands of object descriptions, written by professional astronomers. Google SkyMap gives you Wikipedia links - which don't do much good when you're out in the field, away from Wi-Fi or data network connections.
Our Plus and Pro versions can control telescopes; Google SkyMap cannot. Nor can it reproduce basic astronomical phenomena like eclipses and moon shadow transits. Our apps were developed by passionate astronomers with a penchant for accuracy. We stand by our products!
TROUBLESHOOTING AND PERFORMANCE TIPS
Having trouble downloading the data files? Is it running slowly? Check our web site for help:
http://www.southernstars.com/products/skysafari_android/data.html
Answers to the most frequently asked questions about SkySafari Pro for Android:
http://www.southernstars.com/support/faq/skysafari_android.html
If all else fails, send us an email - we're info@southernstars.com, and we're happy to hear from you.
Charles
Jul 21, 2012 3:00:00 PM
Sky safari pro Excellent work
Gian
Jul 15, 2012 8:12:38 AM
Bad Update Crashes and closes every time I try to start the app on my Asus T101 tablet! Use to be awesome and work superb! Please fix!
Charles
Jul 14, 2012 6:05:01 PM
great application does everything it promises.
Tom
Jul 13, 2012 9:23:26 PM
Laggy, but still the best While laggy on Android, this is still the best and most complete astronomy software out there. The authors are certainly Apple fans (see the FAQ), and that I believe has led to a less than complete effort for smoothness on the Android. It works well on my LG Revolution, Galaxy Tab 10.1, and ASUS Transformer Prime. There are smoother running astronomy programs certainly, but not with the database and telescope control of SkySafari Pro. Updates are a burden because the full 500MB database typically needs downloaded each time.
Michael
Jul 10, 2012 5:44:39 PM
Crashes Asus TF300T I cannot change any setting without program crashing. I AM VERY upset and extremely disappointed.
Etienne
Jul 6, 2012 12:27:15 AM
Pay the fee and reep the reward Just love it! Best birthday gift to myself :-)
Anonymous
Jul 5, 2012 10:54:03 PM
Crash after crash On Nexus
Kong
Jul 5, 2012 10:27:29 PM
feedback Amazing. A bit more teaching materials under Help would add value, then its 1-stop app for all things astronomy
Sean
Jul 3, 2012 5:01:31 AM
Most expensive app I've bought ... and I wouldn't hesitate to buy it again. I find myself opening it just to see what's visible in the sky, or to run the clock back and forth to watch how the planets move past each other. And it's been a convenient resource for more information about the nebulae and other celestial objects displayed in on the APOD website.
Dwayne
Jul 2, 2012 6:57:03 PM
Work like it says and does what it says. Need lots of room but worth it.