SkyORB 1.7.11
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Education
Price: Free, Version: 1.7.10 -> 1.7.11 (iTunes)
Description: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!“SkyORB is fantastic for anyone interested in the night skies, but it’s not just a star-gazer’s handbook.“- 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 NEW IPAD, 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.SkyORB is *free* of charge and you can upgrade to the premium version directly from the application to enjoy even more features, as notifications and on-the-cloud backup.What you will get with SkyORB (Lite version):• Fast (multi-core optimized) and lightweight (<40MB), full featured astronomy app.• 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 iPad 3rd generation and iPhone 4S and iPhone 5• Be alerted when a phenomenon (planet at its brightest, full/new moon, eclipse) is occurring with local notifications (can be disabled).The Premium upgrade (In-app purchasable) allows you:• Ad-free version• Full screen in planetarium view, including more view unlocked• Display more information on moon phases, ephemeris.• More views unlocked, including ability to hide user interface in planetarium and local view modes, • More complete search engine,• Easily recover your premium upgrade to all your devices connected to your account, thanks to the iOS 5 cloud storage.• And many more features unlocked !Check out our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/SkyORB/120203608017193Check out our Twitter page:http://www.twitter.com/realtech_VRCheck out the app website for more information, documentation, videos and more athttp://www.realtech-vr.com/skyorb/
What's New
Due to repeated crash due to corrupted application settings, in this version, the settings with be reset. You might need to restore your previous upgrade by holding the Lite icon in the settings page.
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