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Our Galaxy

Our Galaxy

A Three-Dimensional Atlas

349 ratings
31 reviews
📚 Education
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Released
February 29, 2020
Updated
August 12, 2021

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Explore the 3D locations and physical properties of deep sky objects within our galaxy. Visualize the galaxy's structure and enhance your understanding of celestial bodies. Ideal for astronomy enthusiasts and educators.

✓3D visualization of deep sky objects
✓Understanding of physical properties
✓Illustration of galactic structure
✓Intuitive sense of physical location
✓Enhances observing experience
✓Educational tool for outreach
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What users say about Our Galaxy

Reviews of Our Galaxy are mostly positive: the Reference app is rated 4.7/5 from 349 App Store ratings. What users like most: excellent for galaxy exploration, provides great perspective. Top complaints: navigation can be clunky, app can be difficult to exit. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

  • 🌌Excellent for galaxy exploration
  • 💡Provides great perspective
  • ✨Amazing 3D rendering
  • 📚Informative and educational
  • 👍Easy to learn and use
  • 🌟Superb UI and information
  • 🔭Helps visualize celestial objects
  • 🚀Fun to zoom around
  • 💯Worth the price/download

Negative things

  • 🤔Navigation can be clunky
  • 💀App can be difficult to exit
  • 📉Limited exploration range
  • 🚫Cannot see 3D models (in some reviews)
  • ❓Data bugs/inaccuracies
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What's New in Our Galaxy

2.1.0

August 12, 2021

• Improvements to the display of Search results. • Search panel remembers previous search parameters. Use Reset to clear them. • Added Proxima Centauri to database. Even though it's fainter than the 6th mag cutoff, it is special as the closest star other than the Sun. • Fixed bug where the built-in view for the M81 Group was showing the Centaurus group by mistake. • Miscellaneous small tweaks to database. • Miscellaneous small UI tweaks.

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Mesmerizing

I love it
LLilChaya

Not bad, but I do not like it

Not really good
EMEarth model

Yeah, I totally think, Everything is NaN

Please put a limit to how far out you can go. It’s literally, out of range. And NaN is Not a Number. Do not go too high
Pprincetike

Not good, really does nothing

Shows the rings and rocks or something you can zoom in zoom out wopwop
And there are not many reviews look for your self
PP.B.Clark01

exactly what I've been looking for!

We try to find and observe these objects in the telescope but I've never easily found a site that shows their position in Our Galaxy. There is one from NASA I believe but strangely they don't show the position of our Sun in the galaxy, a critical omission.

Lots of options and information to play with, this is just a superb app!
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

3 issues

App requires force quit to exit

Bug

NaN values when going too far out

Bug

Data bug with star listing/location

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Requested Features

3 requests

Add black holes

Feature

Option to switch to Night Sky view

Feature

Limit exploration range to prevent NaN values

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FAQ

What does the Our Galaxy app do?

Our Galaxy is a 3D atlas that helps users visualize the locations and physical properties of deep sky objects within our galaxy. It also illustrates the structural components of the galaxy, such as the disk, bulge, and halo, providing a unique visual perspective.

What are the key features of Our Galaxy?

Key features include a 3D interface for visualizing object locations relative to the galactic center and plane, an understanding of physical properties like luminosity and distance, and illustrations of the galaxy's structural components. It's designed to enhance the observing experience and serve as an educational tool.

How much does Our Galaxy cost?

The application is a paid app, meaning there is an upfront cost to download and use it. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

What devices is Our Galaxy compatible with?

The app is available for mobile devices. It is also mentioned as being available for macOS, suggesting compatibility with Apple's desktop operating system.

Who would benefit from using Our Galaxy?

This app is ideal for amateur astronomers who want to better understand the spatial relationships of celestial objects and for astronomy educators who can use its visual perspective for teaching and outreach purposes.