Leave a Review GoSkyWatch Planetarium iPad
astonishing
some years a go we were sitting in our ( country ) backyard looking at a bejewelled sky with our hoky little Powerbook1400CS, thinking about all those lucky people with high falutin' scopes tied to powerful laptops and tracking motors that told them what they were looking at etc etc.
We wished we had a device that could just point and tell. This was 4 - 5 years before an Apple tablet was first rumoured
Now along comes the game changer of the iPad, and we have all of that in the palm of our hand. Can't get over the internal compass, and its accuracy. If a gyro finds its way in, who knows what additional power will come forth
I think you get the idea we like it and recommend itShow lessDawnrvm
Amazing!
What a fantastic app! I had no idea the iPad could do that. I live on a farm and have an amazing night sky, always wanted to know more about it. I tried books and charts but so tedious. Now I can just point it in the direction. I am happy I bought the iPad even if it was just for this app. DOWNLOAD ITShow lesssrooD ehT
Amaziing app
This shows the whole night sky and with the built in compass it moves with you as you point your iPad at different parts of the sky it shows you what you pointing at. History of all the stars and constellations through wikipedia. Will find planets, stars constellations, galaxies if it's in the sky this app knows where it is and will point you in the right direction. Get it if you've always wondered what was happening in the night sky.Show lessSimple Cyber
Great as a free app
This is a great app. The night mode comes in handy as you are looking at the stars.
There are a couple of things I would change. Using the digital compass as a control works great, until you zoom in. When zoomed in, the compass is overly sensitive and I find myself jumping around the chart while I am trying to focus on a single star. It would be nice if there was a quick toggle in one of the corners, or touch and drag would override the compass control until a large movement was made away.
All over I think this is a great app for the casual astronomer or the person thinking "Hmmm, I wonder what that star is?" but not for a precision astronomer like myself. With a few improvements, I'm sure I could give this five stars.Show lessAspyhackr
Unbelievable!
This product uses the iPad in a way I never would have imagined. A group of us were sitting outside looking at the stars and wondered what some of them were. With this app even us non-stargazers could point the iPad at the sky and locate specific stars, constellations, and even planets in the night sky. You hold the iPad screen over your head so you can see the stars and the screen at the same time. The built-in compass orients the screen to the exact same star pattern above you. Absolutely fantastic!Show lessduemeister
Simply Fantastic
I'm not sure what the difference is between this and the $5.99 version for iPad. I got this free version and it's simply amazing. Me and the kids were outside last night identifying all the stars and planets which we were never good at before. Highly recommended.GadgetCanada
