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SkyORB v2.0.1 (Android APK)

June 24th, 2013 By DeadTimeX No Comments

SkyORB v2.0.1 (Android APK)
SkyORB is a fast and lightweight astronomy app including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris with notifications, search engine, sun clock, point to sky, weather, and more. Click ï¿½ï¿½Moreï¿½ to learn why you should download this App today!

Requirements: Android Device OS 2.2 and up
Price: $2.86
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ï¿½SkyORB is fantastic for anyone interested in the night skies, but itï¿½s not just a star-gazerï¿½s handbook.ï¿½
- iPad.net
★★★★

We love SkyORB because it not only offers 3D images of the planets and the stars in the sky, along with comets and asteroids, but it also comes a 'point to sky' feature that allows you to aim your handset towards a star or planet and it'll identify it for you.
- PC Advisor: Best iPhone apps: Five free apps for astronomy
★★★★★

NEW 2013 EDITION, WITH ABILITY TO EXPLORE BEYOND THE SOLAR SYSTEM IN 3D ! 100,000 STARS RENDERED!. SUPPORT FOR MORE DEVICES ADDED.

SkyORB features many functions as a 3D real-time representation of the planets position around the sun, the ability to hold your device and point toward a visible star and planet and reveal the name by tracking the GPS position, compass orientation, the elevation from the gyroscope, warn the user when a phenomenon is occurs as a full moon, a planet really visible, which is worth the observation.

What you will get with SkyORB

ï¿½ Fast and lightweight.
ï¿½ a 3D real-time planetarium with photo-realistic rendering from Mercury to Pluto, Uranus and Saturn and every moons, including deep space exploration up to 50 parsecs.
ï¿½ a 3D real-time sky rendering, with tracking from compass and gyroscope, see the nebula from Messier and Caldwell classification.
ï¿½ Comets and satellites positions, with update from the Web for latest entries, including near earth asteroids.
ï¿½ Weather forecast from current location,
ï¿½ Ephemeris including next 60 days astronomy events, including peak day of meteors showers, date of planet elongation and opposition.
ï¿½ Display day/night terminator on a world map,
ï¿½ Powerful universal search engine: type few letter and find a matching nebula, constellation, place, planets, exo-planets and more.
ï¿½ Moon phases with dates, including rise and set times,
ï¿½ Ability to simulate the sky from any place in the world and even from other planet like Mars
ï¿½ Ability to move fast forward and backward in time,
ï¿½ Enhanced for latest Android devices,
ï¿½ Be alerted when a phenomenon (planet at its brightest, opposition, aphelia, full/new moon, eclipse) is occurring with local notifications (can be disabled).

What's New in this version:
New in SkyORB 2.0
ï¿½ Improved star map rendering, including fisheye projection
ï¿½ Updated settings page, sub page can be now accessed by swiping left to right, removing the clutter.
ï¿½ More robust MPC updater.
ï¿½ Ability to render from the solar system to the milky way.
ï¿½ Improved 3D engine, updated for latest tablet and devices.
ï¿½ Improved rise and set time notifications
ï¿½ Space view reacts with accelerometer, and addressed glitches.
ï¿½ Autocompletion in search box.
2.0.1
ï¿½ Fixed stability issues

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