Star Chart App for iPhone Review
Astronomy enthusiasts and students will find Star Chart for iPhone quite useful. Using the app, you can fly to and explore all the planets of the solar system, their moons and the sun all rendered in beautiful 3D with state of the art visual effects. You can get the app for free from iTunes App Store.
Star Chart App Features
Star Chart app for iPhone is you window to the visible universe. You simply look up the night sky through iPhone’s camera and the app uses augmented reality to display the names of various constellations. I.e. all you have to do is point your iPhone at the night sky and Star Chart will tell you exactly what you are looking at. The app uses GPS technology, an accurate 3D universe, and all of the latest high tech functionality to calculate – in real time – the current location of every star, planet and moon visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are. Interestingly, the app gives reliable results even in broad daylight. But you’re advised against using it against the sunlight (and sun) though.
Star Chart iPhone app is also an excellent educational tool. If you want to know about a particular star in the night sky, simply point your iPhone at it and Star Chart will give you more info on the said star. Using the app, you can also see how the night sky look like in the other part of the earth that is not visible normally. You don’t have to scroll down the screen anytime. Simply point your iPhone camera to the sky.
Star Chart depicts all visible stars of the northern and southern hemispheres – a total of 120,000 stars! It got the powerful Time Shift feature that let you simply tap the time button and smoothly shift up to 10,000 years forward or backward in time. Those who are intrigued by the concept of time travel will love this feature.
iPhone Star Chart app displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 15th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It also comes with complete Messier catalogue of exotic deep sky objects. If you’re only interested in certain parts of the sky, you can configure the app to show the sky objects that you’re interested in. Another interesting feature is that it let you view the sky underneath the horizon. So now you can see where the sun is, even at night.
Conclusion
Star Chart app for iPhone is an astronomy application that is as comprehensive as the sky above you. Fire up the app and simply point the iPhone to the sky and you’ll see the cosmic world unraveling before your eyes. You can selectively view sky objects or simply sweep the sky and learn more about the space above you. Time Shift feature is simply stunning to say the least, so is the ability to view the sky under the horizon. Verdict: A must have app for students and astronomy enthusiasts.
Category: Free iPhone Apps
