Star & Planet Finder
FreeOffers In-App Purchases
6.6for iPhone
8.3
297 Ratings
Nir Alperovitch
Developer
17.2 MB
Size
Oct 28, 2018
Update Date
Education
Category
4+
Age Rating
Age Rating
Star & Planet Finder Screenshots
About Star & Planet Finder
Star & Planet Finder guides you to see stars, planets, constellations and satellites in the sky.
Simply choose a planet from the list, and move your device according to the pointer display, the pointer represents the planet.
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REVIEWS:
"Sanderson - I have dabbled with astronomy for 30 years, star maps, celestial co-ordinates, Patrick moores year book but this app renders them all obsolete. It makes locating stars and planets Childs play!"
"I am amazed! - I love this app! It does exactly as promised. Got a telescope for Christmas and hated not know what I was looking at or where to find what I wanted to look at. This app made stargazing a million times better for me and my kids!"
"I was thrilled when the cross hairs appeared on screen and Guided me to the planet that I had selected from the list. And that was only the free app!I highly recommend this app for anyone who is curious about the stars above. Well worth the purchase I say."
"Tech at it's best! - Awesome program. Any astronomer knows the computational power needed for these algorithms. And the iPhone sensors are up to the task. Unique. Buy it."
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FEATURES:
- Augmented Reality display - guides you to the chosen star
- Compass, GPS, accelerometer, camera and clock aware
- All 7 planets including Sun and Moon
- All 88 constellations for $0.99 !
- The 300 brightest stars for $0.99 !
- The 150 Brightest Satellites for $0.99 !
- Full Augmented Reality display
- Automatic time sync
- Moon phase display
- Planets information: description, mass, diameter, range
- Constellations Maps
- Satellite tracking map
- Great for astronomy fans
Simply choose a planet from the list, and move your device according to the pointer display, the pointer represents the planet.
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REVIEWS:
"Sanderson - I have dabbled with astronomy for 30 years, star maps, celestial co-ordinates, Patrick moores year book but this app renders them all obsolete. It makes locating stars and planets Childs play!"
"I am amazed! - I love this app! It does exactly as promised. Got a telescope for Christmas and hated not know what I was looking at or where to find what I wanted to look at. This app made stargazing a million times better for me and my kids!"
"I was thrilled when the cross hairs appeared on screen and Guided me to the planet that I had selected from the list. And that was only the free app!I highly recommend this app for anyone who is curious about the stars above. Well worth the purchase I say."
"Tech at it's best! - Awesome program. Any astronomer knows the computational power needed for these algorithms. And the iPhone sensors are up to the task. Unique. Buy it."
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FEATURES:
- Augmented Reality display - guides you to the chosen star
- Compass, GPS, accelerometer, camera and clock aware
- All 7 planets including Sun and Moon
- All 88 constellations for $0.99 !
- The 300 brightest stars for $0.99 !
- The 150 Brightest Satellites for $0.99 !
- Full Augmented Reality display
- Automatic time sync
- Moon phase display
- Planets information: description, mass, diameter, range
- Constellations Maps
- Satellite tracking map
- Great for astronomy fans
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What's New in the Latest Version 6.6
Last updated on Oct 28, 2018
Old Versions
iOS 12 Bug fix
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Version History
6.6
Oct 28, 2018
iOS 12 Bug fix
6.5
Sep 29, 2014
iOS 8 Support
6.4
Oct 6, 2013
Bug fix
6.3
Mar 29, 2013
- Minor bug fixes
- Added In-App Purchases restore button
- Added In-App Purchases restore button
6.2
Jan 29, 2013
Bug fix
6.1
Oct 8, 2012
- Support for iOS 6 & iPhone 5 !
- New Favorites section is now available !
- New Share section: Facebook, Twitter, App Store, SMS, Email !
- Startup time improvements & algorithms improvements
- Pull to refresh feature added
- Added information screens about in-app purchases
- General improvements
- Bug fixes
- New Favorites section is now available !
- New Share section: Facebook, Twitter, App Store, SMS, Email !
- Startup time improvements & algorithms improvements
- Pull to refresh feature added
- Added information screens about in-app purchases
- General improvements
- Bug fixes
6.0
Sep 26, 2012
- New Favorites section is now available !
- New Share section: Facebook, Twitter, App Store, SMS, Email !
- Startup time improvements & algorithms improvements
- Pull to refresh feature added
- Added information screens about in-app purchases
- General improvements
- Bug fixes
- New Share section: Facebook, Twitter, App Store, SMS, Email !
- Startup time improvements & algorithms improvements
- Pull to refresh feature added
- Added information screens about in-app purchases
- General improvements
- Bug fixes
5.0
Jun 8, 2011
- The 150 Brightest Satellites for $0.99 !!
- Automatic time sync
- Automatic TLE data update (satellites)
- Satellite tracking map
- Augmented reality tapping
- Filter stars by groups
- New camera design
- New Settings menu design & features
- Enhanced augmented reality display
- Retina display support
- Load time improvements
- Automatic time sync
- Automatic TLE data update (satellites)
- Satellite tracking map
- Augmented reality tapping
- Filter stars by groups
- New camera design
- New Settings menu design & features
- Enhanced augmented reality display
- Retina display support
- Load time improvements
4.0
Feb 3, 2011
- Virtual Horizon
- Calibration error fixed
- Background display improved, images added
- Azimuth and elevation angles display
- Calibration error fixed
- Background display improved, images added
- Azimuth and elevation angles display
3.1
Dec 20, 2010
- "Visible Only" filter added
- Circle crosshair added
- Options section improved
- Circle crosshair added
- Options section improved
3.0
Jul 9, 2010
- Background display of Planets, Stars and Constellations
- Bug fix
- Bug fix
2.1
May 22, 2010
- Rate module
- Bug fix
- Bug fix
1.2
Apr 24, 2010
- The 300 brightest stars are now available for 0.99$ !
- All 88 constellations are now available for 0.99$ !
- Search bar
- Minor bugs fix
- Anti-Piracy module
- All 88 constellations are now available for 0.99$ !
- Search bar
- Minor bugs fix
- Anti-Piracy module
1.1
Apr 5, 2010
- App name has been changed to Planet Finder
- 'Compass Error' bug fixed
- Daily Moon phase display
- Accuracy improvments
- Compatible with older versions of iPhone OS
- 'Compass Error' bug fixed
- Daily Moon phase display
- Accuracy improvments
- Compatible with older versions of iPhone OS
1.0
Mar 16, 2010
Star & Planet Finder FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Star & Planet Finder in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Star & Planet Finder.
iPhone
Requires iOS 7.0 or later.
Star & Planet Finder supports English
Star & Planet Finder contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
All 88 Constellations
$0.99
The 300 Brightest Stars
$0.99
The 150 Brightest Satellites
$0.99
