Star Walk - 5 stars astronomy guide
Published by: Vito Technology Inc.Current Version: 3.5
Released: 2008-11-05
Price: $2.99
Category: Education
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Our Rating:
:: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED :: Read Our Full Review >>When someone new asks to see what an iPhone can do, all of us have a list of apps prepared to wow them. Some of these apps may be useful, some may be beautiful, and some may have changed our lives. Star Walk is a gorgeous, dynamic application that, while it may not be technically useful to some, will tease your eyes skyward on clear, starry nights.
App Description
***Featured by Apple - Best Apps of 2009!***
Augmented reality, digital compass and beautiful interface make this the perfect tool for anyone who wants to discover the universe.
Star Walk is a virtual astronomy for anyone who is interested in stargazing, amateurs or more professional astronomers has been judged by many the best app to discover all stars, planets, constellations and more!
Use the Star Spotter function to activate the DIGITAL COMPASS on 3GS only, find your orientation and you will see the sky in front of you in real-time. You can pan the iPhones display and watch the stars scroll around.
ATTENTION:
for iPod Touch users please use manual selection of locations if Wifi is not available.
If you have concerns or feedback about this or anything else please get in contact with us at support@vitotechnology.com, follow us on twitter.com/starwalk or our facebook group page.
Star Walk features and how to use them:
PICTURE of the DAY: a push notification will appear on the icon to tell you there is a new picture to watch. Go to the left hand corner click on it, select button with exclamation marks and a list of pictures will open in front of you. To know more about the pictures click on -i- on the top right hand corner.
HELP GUIDE: for any doubt on how to use the Digital Compass, the Time Machine, Location Selection and to get in contact with us for any suggestions or concerns click on -?- on the top right corner.
VIEW from the EARTH:
Automatic and manual selection of locations on a 3D globe.
DIGITAL COMPASS
If you have an iPhone 3GS tilt your phone and the ''Star Spotter'' function will be activated, a live representation of what you see in the sky will appear on your display and the sky will start following your movements right, left, up and down.
TIME MACHINE: click on the clock icon and date and time to watch the sky tonight or in a year time.
MOON PHASES: select the moon, click on -i - symbol to enlarge the image and start the clock to watch moon phases.
Wikipedia LINKS: select one celestial corpse and click on the - i - icon to activate the magnifier and read main information about it. To know more click on the -w - icon at the bottom of the table ad the wikipedia page will open up
SETTINGS: with the bottom right icon you are given different options. You can change the screen with night mode, select brightness, put sounds on or off, find and select location and start you list of favorites. Here the -!- will indicate presence of new pictures.
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Star Walk reviewed:
''This is the best stargazing iPhone application I have come across.'' Matt Sawyers, The iPhone Blog - 2009
''Star Walk is probably the prettiest of the astronomy guides available for the iPhone and iPod touch.'' TUAW -2009
"Ive been playing with Star Walk for a couple weeks now and its definitely become a favorite app to use for stargazing as well as to show off some of my iPhones capabilities to friends and curious strangers." cultofmac favorites - 2009
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Featured in PC Magazine Top 100 Sites of 2009 in Upcoming Tech Sites.
