Help, just entered the 21st Century - which phone app?

[leelee970]

Well the wife treated me to a new phone and I need to fill it up with apps.

So which is the best star chart app?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions (and move to relevant section if needed).

 

Thanks, Lee

[happy-kat]

Android, ios or windows phone?

[leelee970]

sorry - Android

[happy-kat]

I am a big fan of android. Very nice.

Free ware I like Google sky map.

[kev100]

I like Google Sky Map, too, but Stellarium is my current favourite. Skeye, Distant Suns, and Night Sky Tools are good, and there's Sky Portal from Celestron (it's free). All good.

[DaveS]

Clear Outside app from FLO

[employee2-4601]

12 minutes ago, DaveS said:

Clear Outside app from FLO

Absolutely - I combine this app with the BBC weather app to get a detailed forecast.

 

I also use Star Walk on my iPhone. It's a very good interactive star map that, amongst other things, has a red light mode and a Telrad. You can also set the level of magnitude so that it won't show you objects that are too faint for your scope (it's helped me to avoid disappointment on one or two occasions when planning my targets for a session).

[LukeSkywatcher]

SkySafari for Android is good. The basic version only costs a couple of quid and works really well.

[laudropb]

Sky Safari and Google star map.

[StuartJPP]

SkEye for free is another one...

Stellarium Mobile paid for if you are used to it on a desktop otherwise SkySafari...Plus version if you ever intend to do mount control. SkySafari Plus is pretty awesome I have to admit...

 

[TractionMan]

Mobile Observatory is really nice. Have been using it for a few years now. Not free, but well worth it IMO.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kreappdev.astroid

[MarkJ44]

I use Stellarium and Sky Portal, both good and both free

[MountainSkies]

SkyPortal by Celestron is great if you own a Celestron telescope, as with the wifi link you can connect your electronic to the telescope and control it this way. Stellarium is also awesome!

I Have also made a blog post on this topic: https://stargazerslounge.com/blogs/entry/1897-the-up-to-date-guide-on-stargazing-with-electronics/

Just Noticed I leveled up to nebula. Yay!

[MARS1960]

On ‎2‎/‎23‎/‎2016 at 15:00, DaveS said:

Clear Outside app from FLO

Yep, the most frustrating app ever conceived . the amount of times I..............................................