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Star & Planet Finder app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 8320 ratings )
Navigation Education
Developer: Nir Alperovitch
Free
Current version: 6.6, last update: 3 years ago
First release : 16 Mar 2010
App size: 16.41 Mb

Star & Planet Finder guides you to see stars, planets, constellations and satellites in the sky.

Simply choose a planet from the list, and move your device according to the pointer display, the pointer represents the planet.

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REVIEWS:

"Sanderson - I have dabbled with astronomy for 30 years, star maps, celestial co-ordinates, Patrick moores year book but this app renders them all obsolete. It makes locating stars and planets Childs play!"


"I am amazed! - I love this app! It does exactly as promised. Got a telescope for Christmas and hated not know what I was looking at or where to find what I wanted to look at. This app made stargazing a million times better for me and my kids!"


"I was thrilled when the cross hairs appeared on screen and Guided me to the planet that I had selected from the list. And that was only the free app!I highly recommend this app for anyone who is curious about the stars above. Well worth the purchase I say."


"Tech at its best! - Awesome program. Any astronomer knows the computational power needed for these algorithms. And the iPhone sensors are up to the task. Unique. Buy it."

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FEATURES:

- Augmented Reality display - guides you to the chosen star
- Compass, GPS, accelerometer, camera and clock aware

- All 7 planets including Sun and Moon
- All 88 constellations for $0.99 !
- The 300 brightest stars for $0.99 !
- The 150 Brightest Satellites for $0.99 !

- Full Augmented Reality display
- Automatic time sync
- Moon phase display

- Planets information: description, mass, diameter, range
- Constellations Maps
- Satellite tracking map
- Great for astronomy fans

Pros and cons of Star & Planet Finder app for iPhone and iPad

Star & Planet Finder app good for

What happened to Pointing out the stars, wasnt there a big update of stars planned? Great for planets, n moon.
great use if the iPhone, truly innovative. I cant wait until Im out of the city to see the planets brighter. I love being able to identify the moon for my toddler whos always asking about it good job
Five stars because its very good now and the developer is steadily improving the technology. Super tool for planet spotting.
Great Ap. Lots of fun, entertaining and educational. Its great in the back yard around the camp fire.
I love this app as have been fascinated with planets forever!
Awesome app for free, you can tell the author loves this stuff and money isnt the reason this exists

Some bad moments

Seems like a terrific idea if it would work! I followed the instructions carefully in several locations and would not function properly.....glad it was free. I will be deleting it for sure.
Great idea, but not accurate. Calibrating tool doesnt work. It cant even find a full moon.
Id like to try it. Maybe splurge the .99 cents for all the const. But its giving me errors and to remove cydia etc. Things I dont even know what they are. So Ill try another app.
Free v is pure junk which doesnt lead me to think the paid v is any better.
Was neat to be able to see the planets... until I spent money... Its not what I thought it would be. Not worth the money at all. I want to know how I can get my money back. :(
unreliable, unaccurate, fake and sources are from wikipedia?!?

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