Description
SkyORB is more than a simple star map, it's a collection of 7 tools including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris, search engine, sun clock, point to sky, weather, and more. Click “…More” to learn why you should download this App today!
“SkyORB is fantastic for anyone interested in the night skies, but it’s not just a star-gazer’s handbook.“
- 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 VERSION LOADED WITH IOS 5.1 FEATURES AS CLOUD STORAGE, NOTIFICATIONS, RETINA DISPLAY FOR NEW IPAD AND MORE !
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, remind you about a lunar eclipse
SkyORB is *free* of charge and you can upgrade to the premium version directly from the application to enjoy even more features, as notifications and on-the-cloud backup.
What you will get with SkyORB (Lite version):
• a 3D real-time planetarium with photo-realistic rendering,
• a 3D real-time sky rendering, with tracking from compass and gyroscope,
• Comets and satellites positions, with update from the Web for latest entries,
• Weather forecast from current location,
• Ephemeris including next 60 days astronomy events,
• Display day/night terminator on a world map,
• An universal search engine,
• Moon phases with dates, including rise and set times,
Sun rise and set times,
• Ability to move fast forward and backward in time,
• Enhanced for iPad 3rd generation and iPhone 4S. Backward compatible up to iPhone 3G/iPod touch 2nd gen.
The Premium upgrade allows you:
• Ad free,
• Be alerted when a phenomenon (planet at its brightest, full/new moon, eclipse) is occurring with local notifications,
• Full screen in planetarium view, including more view unlocked,
• Display more information on moon phases,
• Allow to zoom up to 1 degree,
• More complete search engine,
• Easily recover your premium upgrade to all your devices connected to your account, thanks to the iOS 5 cloud storage.
• And many more features unlocked !
Check out our Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SkyORB/120203608017193
Check out our Twitter page:
http://www.twitter.com/realtech_VR
Check out the instructions (PDF format), videos and more at
http://www.realtech-vr.com/skyorb/
What's New in Version 1.6.3
+ Updated tips display and notifications.
+ Support for Korean language.
+ Fixed some stability issues.
Customer Reviews
App not what I thought
The app is cool just not what I thought it would be
Great app!
Great app, like the ability to switch between the solar system view and sky chart. I also like the ability to choose the level of naming detail. I use it all the time to locate planets through the telescope.
Not friendly app
Wanted to look at constellations but it was difficult to figure out. Even my child couldn't solve it. Will delete this app.
- Free
- Category: Education
- Updated: May 15, 2012
- Version: 1.6.3
- Size: 21.3 MB
- Languages: English, Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish
- Seller: Stephane Denis
- © (C) realtech VR 2009, 2012
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
Top In-App Purchases
- Premium Version$2.99
