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Disappointed
I just paid 9.99 So that me and my five-year-old son may identify planets in the early morning Sky. Wondering why the moon was not where it was supposed to be in the sky after I spent some time looking around, I found it in the completely opposite direction, under the ground
It Took some time to realize I had to manually change the time as it defaults to the night sky.
We’re looking at it during the day however you cannot visualize the labels very clearly by the stellar bodies because the background sky is too bright and the labels are too light.
Please fix this!Show lessdisappointed in Easton
Developer Response
It’s because by default the time is automatically set to the evening when you start the app. We are going to make it more obvious in a future release.Perfect for a serious user
I rarely write reviews, but I will for this app. In fact, I think this is my first.
In this app I finally found the pocket star atlas I’ve been looking for. Not too heavy on eye candy, and instead full of features I need for observation sessions, well thought-out right at your fingertips. Coordinate grid, both equatorial and alt-az. Ability to zoom in and tweak the maximum displayed magnitude to match what’s in the eyepiece. A very nice daily summary of observable planets and satellites. Easy to pull up object coordinates. Activating the live view mode by tilting the phone app is ingenious. Six stars out of five.Show lessNoir321
App downloaded in French
Cannot figure out how to download app in English or switch to English language.
Response to developer: I looked at my languages French was 2nd to English in the preferred list. English is the selected language. After I deleted French, Spanish was the 2nd language after English in the list. Now the app is displaying in Spanish. It’s like it’s missing the English localization and falling back to the next preferred, or skipping the preferred language of English altogether.
Deleting the app and reinstalling to see if that helps.Show lessJoey2250
App doesn’t load
Crash as soon as you open it
Update - issue was solved with later version, thanksDriversss
Missing a few key items.
Nice to search and adjust time into future. Doesn’t overlay a live view though, just a few’landscapes’. And downloaded to iPhone but not iPad and support hasn’t responded. Update: they did respond and it did finally download. Plus one more star.BW3st
Great app
I use the app almost every afternoon to plan my nightly astronomy. Being able to show the night sky at the time I want during the day is a great asset.
A very fine app.Ardway
Great in Theory
The idea behind this app great. When put to use though, you need to know where to look for constellations and stars before using the app. Using it to locate Comet Neowise was next to impossible for a beginner. By the description I understood that by pointing the camera skyward the screen would show me where the Comet was in relationship to other well known items. I tried to see The Big Dipper which was just about directly overhead. I started the app and it said Porterville current view or something to those words. Could not locate the big dipper on my phone doing a search or just pointing the camera up. I followed all instructions and could not locate anything. $9.99 and it is nowhere near as easy as described. Very disappointed. Still guessing what I am looking at when I look at the night sky.Show lessKimreaper2469
Developer Response
Hello. Thank you for the detailed feedback and we are sorry we did not meet expectations. Sorry also for the very late reply to this review. Feel free to email us at help@stellarium-labs.com for assistance with the app or with refund. The reason the Big Dipper did not come up in search is because it is an asterism that is a part of Ursa Major that can be searched in the search bar. Hope it helpsFavorite favorite app!
I wish I could live life looking thru this app. It’s amazing! I always loved to look up and star gaze and now I can do it like a pro. Or almost...Penelope Starz
Great App! Clean Interface
Super easy to use and great app. I splurged for the pro but honestly do see much difference from the normal version.
It would be great to have a toggle for deep sky objects. I know I can search them but a way to toggle them on/off on the display would be awesome.
Also I was hoping the app might have a screen like recommended tonight for your location but it didn’t have one. Like Jupiter right now in June/July is closest to earth.
Overall great app. I look forward to their future improvements and will be using this app for sure.Show lessjbourdette
Plus is Nice but Standard Version is Fine
I'm a big fan of Stellarium. I just purchased the "plus" version for my iPad.
For my use the changes from the standard mobile version are not so impressive as to warrant the increased price. Unless you have a very good reason to want this "plus" version you should just buy the standard version.PeterB26
