What Astro Apps Do you recommend for the Phone

[NeutrinoWave]

I have an Android Phone

GoogleSkyMap is great

What App do you have on your phone that you would recommend for Astronomy Related passtimes?

[sunshine185]

Fovfiewer is great for working out the fov on any given eyepiece/scope. Just waiting for planets to be added, then will buy it.

http://stargazerslounge.com/observing-discussion/139235-got-android-please-test.html

[Spackbackle]

Astro Panel, is pretty good, and free. The forum discussion is linked below.

http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/158768-astro-panel-2-0-released-android-app.html

Oooh, I'm a nebula now!! When did that happen

[NeutrinoWave]

Astro Panel, is pretty good, and free. The forum discussion is linked below.

http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/158768-astro-panel-2-0-released-android-app.html

Oooh, I'm a nebula now!! When did that happen

Congrats on Nebulis(z)ation

[NeutrinoWave]

OK now I have

[1] GoogleSkyMaps

[2] AstroPanel

[3] StarGazersLounge!

anyone for any more ...

[johncbradley1]

I don't know if you can get this on Android, but on my iPhone, I have a fantastic app called 'Star Walk' well worth £6, even to a poor guy like me :/.

[Pug]

I have googleskymaps, astropanel and vortex planetarium. I rarely use skymaps though.

[NeutrinoWave]

Ive just tested AstroTools, but the view does not change as you wave the viewfinder through the sky :-(

Thumbs Down!

[NeutrinoWave]

Just test SkEye, and fixed by GPS.

Viewfinder adjusts dynamically on movement!

Double Thumbs Up!

More impressive than GoogleSkyMaps on first impressions!

[dafman]

hi Neutrino Wave there is a square symbol with 3 lines and arrows on them press it,that turns on the sensor hope that helps

[NeutrinoWave]

Just testing SpaceJunk for tracking Satellites

Navigates through viewfinder dynamically

[dafman]

you could try Mobile Observator or Star Odyssey and Whereisit

[NeutrinoWave]

hi Neutrino Wave there is a square symbol with 3 lines and arrows on them press it,that turns on the sensor hope that helps

Thanks for the Tip.

AstroTools now gets a Thumbs Up!

The Sensor can be enabled via an icon of a dot with a wizzing orbiter :-)

[Stu]

Mobile observatory and galilean for jupiter moon and grs transits

Stu

[Raradir]

I have an Android phone aswell, and have bought one good App for £2.00 called "Star Chart" its really good and uses GPS for your location and is really accurate, also what I like is each star or planet you can click on them and it gives you information on them like how far from the earth it is etc. Also, I wish I found this one before I bought the other one as this one is free, its called "SKEye", pretty similar to the rest, GPS etc, but unlike the others it also has GoTo for telescopes, which I tested out on Jupiter, and it really works, so it'll be very handy indeed.

Hope these help, hope some people suggest more as I'd love to try a few more out.

Thanx

Raradir

[alowen]

Messier widget, heavens above, moonshine, spaced.

Al

Sent using a nifty Android App from my HTC Sensation.

[laser707]

I also use Star Walk on the iPhone and find it invaluable.

[Dave Dubya]

I've been on Android for a week now. Apart from the above:

- Satellite AR is my favourite at the moment.

- Telescope Flashlight is a simple red screen torch app.

- Star Odyssey is a nice little star catalogue, which links in to SKEye.

- Meteor Shower gives useful reminders of peaks.

- GPS Status has been useful recently, for its speed and simplicity.

Does anyone know of an Android app that gives alerts for solar activity, flares, aurora etc?

Also, I've struggled to find a decent Lunar app. (something like the Iphone's "Moon Globe would be good)

[fbassett]

I like moon globe and distant suns on the iphone.