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* asterisms and illustrations of the constellations for several sky cultures * a catalog of many nebulae and galaxies, with pictures for some of them * a catalog of over 600,000 stars displayed as a real time zoomable sky map * the control of the direction of view using the device accelerometers * a very intuitive touch-screen interface

This award-winning astronomy application is finally available on Android featuring: The sensor control will also enable you to identify what you see in the sky in just a few seconds, just by pointing the phone at it! It shows a realistic night sky map in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. Stellarium Mobile is a fully-featured planetarium for your phone. Stellarium Mobile Sky Map (4/5 stars, guidance suggested, currently priced at $2.58) is an app to turn anyone into an armchair astronomer. BOOKS ELIGIBLE FOR KINDLE PRIME LENDING.Stellarium should appeal both to users who need something more academic and less distracting than Google or Microsoft's offerings, as well as those who have a need for an open-source planetarium. When you run the program for the first time it asks that you set your current location, but the mouse-over map of the world was too small to use easily. The nifty record feature is somewhat hampered by the dark interface. The controls live in the lower left corner and are transparent-a bit hard to find. Stellarium incorporates star-views from the Moon. Besides equatorial and azimuthal grids, users also get shooting stars when appropriate, eclipse simulation, and skinnable landscapes. They probably look better on a planetarium dome, which is why it's useful that Stellarium also includes a fish-eye view for curved surfaces. The dawn, dusk and atmosphere backgrounds were good, but not great on our monitor. There's a full Messier catalog of nebulae, too. The constellations of 10 different cultures are included, as well as illustrations and asterisms to help you visualize what the ancients saw.

The default catalog includes 600,000 stars, with upgrade modules that can push the count up to 210 million stars.

It does run only in full screen mode, making any other programs you're running inaccessible except for the ALT-Tab switcher. It doesn't suck away your RAM into a black hole when loading or running. It's not quite as robust as its competitors, but it's also a much faster program. Open source and currently in use by planetarium projectors, Stellarium brings astronomer-level features to stargazers of all levels of interest.

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