App Detail » Sky Above

What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.

+ Solar system explorer now supports some of the dwarf planets and solar system moons

+ Support for iOS 10
+ Support for iPad Pro

App Description

Sky Above is a star gazing app that allows you to view where in the sky stars, constellations, planets and satellites are above you in the sky.

Now updated for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, also with tracking for the Hubble Space Telescope!

Best of all, you can see the real sky in the app too using your device's camera!

Just hold your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch up to the sky and all will be revealed to you.

Sky Above uses your location provided by GPS and compass built into your device to work out where you are and what to show you.

Next time you see that bright dot next to the moon in the sky and wonder if it's Jupiter, why not open up Sky Above and find out!

- 3D Solar System explorer
- Track over 150 satellite locations
- Find out where the International Space Station or the Hubble Space Telescope is
- Track the locations of all 8 planets and also dwarf planet, Pluto
- View the constellations
- Accurate phases of the moon
- Search for any of the named stars, constellations or planets and view more information

App Changes

• August 13, 2013 Initial release
• September 17, 2013 New version 1.3.0
• July 24, 2014 New version 1.4.0
• December 05, 2014 New version 1.5.0
• August 01, 2015 New version 1.6.0
• August 13, 2015 New version 2.0.0
• August 22, 2015 New version 2.0.1
• November 14, 2015 New version 2.0.2
• June 14, 2019 New version 2.1.0