Ryan-y Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 At the minute I've been using star walk and was wondering what other people use if any? Also are there any types of helpful astronomy apps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashtestdummy Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Can you get google sky maps on the iphone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 SkySafari, the Nasa and Esa apps, Portal to the Universe is an interesting space news app developed by Esa. I also like Exoplanet - it doesn't do much, just lets you know when a new exoplanet has been confirmed. There's literally dozens and dozens to choose from, some free some not.If you do a search on SGL for "apps" and iPhone or iOS, you'll probably get many threads with quite a few suggestions therein.HTH, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan-y Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Ok thanks, I'll have a look at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ibi Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 Try 'Scope Nights' best astro-weather app I have used!!Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan-y Posted December 21, 2012 Author Share Posted December 21, 2012 Oh great, I've been using accuweather, which has been is quite reliable. Is aimed more towards seeing, clouds etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Being mean, I wasn't keen on paying for Scope Nights, found something called Sly Harbinger which is based on the 7Timer info too, looks simple but potentially useful, and free :-)Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaphod360 Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I've got scope nights installed and use it everyday! Fantastic app, I've been using it for a while and had some issues early on and found the developer very helpful and responded quickly to any emails I sent. The latest version has a bar thingy which breaks up the evening and colour codes each 3 hour section for sky quality. Also shows sun set and rise times along with the moon phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Having said I was mean, I just paid far more for Observer Pro, which seems very good for planning observing sessions, and also includes the 7Timer weather forecast.Worth a look anywayStu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inedible_hulk Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 +1 Sky Safari & Scope Nights. I find Jupiter Guide and Moon Globe useful. There's also Messier List, Planets and Planet Wheel which are worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardisgreat Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I have an Android and use Star odyssey, Astro Panel (very good app), Skeye and Google sky maps (I personally prefere Skeye over Google sky maps), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardisgreat Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Also a couple of good websites to bookmark on your phone are, Astronomy.com, Nasa.gov. The weather channel is a good one for forecasts as is theweatheroutlook.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam1e1 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 skysafari and sat24 are main 2 tools i use, also tapatalk for this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkster Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 +1 for SkySafari, I find it very useful, create observing lists, save notes and so on. Also doesn't require a live Internet connection to be functional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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