SkySafari was an education app developed by Simulation Curriculum Corp.. It was removed from Google Play Aug 31, 2015 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
SkySafari had been downloaded 22 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
SkySafari was rated 4.52 out of 5 stars, based on 840 ratings.
App Information
SkySafari cost $2.99 to download. The APK download size was 57.05 MB. The last available version was 1.8.5. The last update was on November 23, 2013.
Technical Requirements
SkySafari required Android 2.2+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play December 2011.
Description
***SkySafari has been upgraded! Click below for the NEW SkySafari 4***
As reviewed in Sky & Telescope, the iOS version of SkySafari is "revolutionary" and a "game-changer". Now here for Android, SkySafari will change the way you do astronomy!
SkySafari's streamlined user interface puts both power and simplicity into your hands - and turns your mobile device into an invaluable tool for exploring the night sky. SkySafari is more than just a star chart - it's a celestial travel guide!
SkySafari for Android comes in three versions – this is basic version of SkySafari.
What you can do with SkySafari:
• Point and hover your mobile device at the night sky to identify constellations, planets, satellites, stars, and other sky objects from your location.
• Search for any object in the sky, and follow the arrow on screen to find it!
• 46,000 stars, plus 220 of the best-known star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the sky.
• Displays the Solar System's major planets and moons using NASA spacecraft imagery, and includes the best-known asteroids and comets.
• Accurately shows you the sky from any place on Earth, at anytime up to 100 years in the past or future.
• Encyclopedic descriptions of the sky objects written by professional astronomers.
• Hundreds of images from NASA space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the world's foremost astro-photographers.
• “Night” button to preserve your dark adaptation as you're exploring the night sky.
• “Time Flow” Feature - follow the motion of sky objects as SkySafari compresses days, months, and years into a few seconds.
• Ten times more star data than Google SkyMap
***TOP NEW FEATURES in SkySafari 4***
• Animated Meteor Showers – with complete viewing information and spectacular graphics!
• Google Maps Integration: Choose your location from a built-in Maps view.
• New and Updated Descriptions – for HUNDREDS of objects!
• New Horizon Panoramas – Yerba Buena Gardens, Ayers Rock, Mauna Kea. Or add your own!
• Re-invented look and feel with new app icons and artwork.
• Complete rewrite of compass code for much smoother and accurate motion tracking.
• Dozens more tweaks, bug fixes, and additions we don’t have room to list here!
***Click on the following link for the NEW SkySafari 4***
Make sure you have at least 150 MB of free space on your internal SD card for SkySafari to download this database from Google Play the first time it runs! (Note: due to Google Play rules, this data cannot be moved to your external SD card - you must have 150 MB free on your internal SD card!)
Please note: there is no upgrade pricing from SkySafari's basic version to SkySafari Plus or Pro. Make sure to get the version you want!
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★★★★★
Beautiful App This is the best of the planetarium apps. Gorgeous graphics, impressive info. data base. Good control over all aspects of the display. Good search function either just on the screen; or with the compass on, it takes you directly to the actual target in the sky. Just wish it would hold the last GPS fix after power down.
★★★★★
Excellent app for amateur astronomer I regularly use this app in field ...in conjunction with s&t pocket star atlas ...
★★★★★
A lot of fun being able to observing the universe I am somewhat of an amateur astronomer and having the sky on my computer is very helpful.
★★★★★
Useful Astronomy App This is a great app to have while stargazing with a non goto telescope since it shows you exactly where you are in the sky and can give you all kinds of information about the object you are looking at.
★★☆☆☆
Agree with Jeff Sapper Thanks for your comment, Jeff. I absolutely agree. I tried this app for around 10 minutes and just had too many problems. I requested a refund, but didn't get it. I have uninstalled this app, and am now left with a purchased app I will never use again, and I'm out money. I will NOT download or purchase anything else from this person/company either now or in the future. Terrible customer service! PURCHASE AT YOUR OWN RISK...
★★☆☆☆
Worthless if you're not inside next to WiFi I purchased this worthless app over a year ago, and now the first time I actually needed it for something (meteor shower imminent), it fails over a dozen times in a row to verify license. I uninstall it and go to reinstall it and the file is corrupt each time! Not only a waste of money, but a drag on a fun trip.
★★☆☆☆
disappointed I purchased Sky Safari before there was Sky Safari 4 available. So, now I feel tricked, this version is seems no longer supported and no longer updated. Why do you need to distinct Sky Safari and Sky Safari 4? To get more money? Yes of course you are.
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