Distant Suns 5 vs Orbital Contact

Distant Suns: The night sky, reimagined. 2013 finalist in the Family category of TabTimes' best tablet app contest; "I am putting together some mobile astronomy apps for our local "Sky's the Limit" Observatory in Twentynine Palms, CA. I have been searching for something as good as, or better than, Distant Suns. Short answer: I have not found it yet. ...nothing portrays the night sky as well as Distant Suns. Distant Suns has been your personal guide to the cosmos since 1985. First on the desktop, now right in your hands. While others play games, you can travel to the stars. Award-winning Distant Suns has the reputation of both having one of the most realistic displays of the night sky, while being one of the easiest to use astronomy apps for casual sky watchers as well as serious astronomers. •Named in the "100 Essential Apps" by iLounge •Featured on NPR's MarketPlace Features include: •No Internet required. Just a sense of wonder. •View from the Earth or out in the solar system •Simply aim and gaze. •Over 18 million pinpoint stars scintillating like diamond dust in the palm of your hand (18 mil? Yup.) •Integrated with NASA's Night Sky Network space events in your area (US only at present) •What's Up? Gives a quick one snapshot overview of the evening's sky •Realistic ghostly band of the Milky Way •Stories behind each constellation •Viewpoint Lock keeps any object centered •Current weather patterns on the earth, updated daily •Change the look of the stars •Galaxies, nebula and star clusters •Hubble Space Telescope images •All 8 planets (or 9 for you purists) •GPS aware •Special color mode preserves your night vision. •Touch the sky to reveal hidden data for each object •Planetary data and information First Light is a proud member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers with family-friendly apps. Twitter: @distantsuns Support: www.distantsuns.com

Saw a strange light in the sky? Find out what it was. Orbital Contact turns your phone into a pocket planetarium. Point it at the sky and see planets, stars, constellations, the International Space Station, satellites and Starlink trains, live, exactly where they are right now. WHAT'S THAT LIGHT? Aim at a light and get the answer: a planet, a bright star, the ISS, a satellite, a Starlink or a passing plane. Saw something yesterday? Tell the app when and where you looked, and it goes back in time to find out what was there. A SKY THAT TEACHES The Moon in 3D, with its seas, craters and all six Apollo landing sites. Stars with history: Betelgeuse, Sirius, Polaris and more, with their size compared to the Sun. Your star: find the star whose light reaching you today left it the year you were born. The sky on the day you were born, with that night's planets and Moon. Eclipses from 1900 to 2100, the next one visible from your city, and eclipses that changed history. Planets in the habitable zone, the worlds where science is searching for life. Historic moments: the sky on the night of Apollo 11, Halley's Comet and more. ISS, LAUNCHES AND SATELLITES Know when the ISS and China's Tiangong station pass over you. Follow rocket launches, see the sky from the launch site at liftoff, follow the flight timeline and get an alert when newly launched satellites pass over your city. UAP FILES Dozens of unidentified aerial phenomena cases from around the world, with official and press sources, a clear status (explained, disputed, unexplained) and a reconstruction of that night's sky. Reports, not conclusions: nothing here claims alien origin. AND MORE My sky: save your favorite objects and give a star a personal name. Time Machine, Cosmic Calculator and Mysteries of the Universe. Space and UAP news, "On this day" in space history and daily facts. Cosmic Path: learn astronomy with lessons and challenges. For iPhone and iPad. ORBITAL CONTACT PREMIUM No ads, unlimited identifications, time travel in the sky, every satellite and Starlink layer, every full UAP dossier, sky alerts, the complete deep-sky catalog and an unlimited My sky. Premium is a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The yearly plan may include a 3-day free trial for eligible users. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it in your Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Orbital Contact Terms: https://rmappflow-ux.github.io/orbital-contact-legal/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://rmappflow-ux.github.io/orbital-contact-legal/privacy/