Sun and Voice Recognition
When you select the Sun first, the voice recognition does not activate. You have to first select a planet and then go back to the Sun for it to work for the Sun. Other than that, this is a great app!
GoSkyWatch Planetarium
Go Explore the Night Sky
#1 Keyword Rankings
Today
Top 10 Rankings
Today
Top 30 Rankings
Today
Top 100 Rankings
Today
Description
Easily and quickly identify and locate stars, planets, comets, constellations, galaxies and more by simply pointing to the sky. Your personal telescope to the wonders in the night sky. Go outside and explore with GoSkyWatch Planetarium.
***** As seen in Apple's iPad 2 event
***** Featured on ABC's "The View"
***** Featured in "Wired" magazine
No in-app purchases! One download for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. We don't think you should pay twice for the same app on a bigger screen.
--- What People Are Saying
"Powerful and easy to use, with excellent animation and the widest zoom range." — D.Schroeder, University professor
"GoSkyWatch Planetarium should not be missed regardless of whether you are a casual or hard-core fan of astronomy." — AppAdvice
"I have more than 10 astronomy apps on my iPhone and this is by far the best. Everything I need and easy to use." — Pat, iTunes reviewer
--- What makes GoSkyWatch different to other apps?
• Easy to use — No buttons to press or modes to select, just point to the sky to start exploring.
• Designed specially for efficient outdoor use.
• Touch free identification — Information pops up on screen as you move. Great for those cold nights with gloves on!
• Popup images — No need to keep zooming in and out just to see what is out there.
• Full 180 degree display — See at a glance what is in the sky and where without having to pan around.
• Don't need to hold level — Displays the sky view and information at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait.
• Gyroscope compass auto calibration — No need to calibrate the gyroscope. Advanced adaptive algorithms for smooth and accurate positioning.
• Planets shown with relative brightness to stars — No oversized graphics that prevent you from distinguishing a planet from surrounding stars.
• Unique target identification — Touch drag scheme for greatest accuracy since your finger doesn't hide what you are trying to identify.
• Minimal on screen text — Stars and planets easier to identify since they are not covered by text.
Features:
Identify
• On screen object name, brightness and distance
• Contains all stars visible to the naked eye
• Light adjustment for viewing conditions
• Red light mode for night vision
• Touchless navigation even for the iPod touch without a compass.
Find
• Looking for a planet, star, comet, constellation or galaxy? Just use the finder and let the arrow guide the way
• Search stars and DSOs sorted by name, distance or magnitude
• Moon phase calendar
• Sun rise/set times
Explore
• Day, sidereal and time lapse animation
• Over 200 images of planets and deep sky objects
• Messier and Caldwell catalogs with images
• Actual image taken of the Milky Way
• Below horizon display
• Look back in time with the birthday star search. Find out how old you were for the star light seen.
Learn
• Constellation images, boundaries and patterns
• Solar system, star, comet, DSO, constellation Wikipedia
• Ian Ridpath's constellation StarTales
• Interactive graphical ephemeris
• Planet, star, constellation and DSO ephemeris data
More
• High performance graphics
• Easy setup using auto location or built in city list
• Location favorites
* No internet connection required. Internet optionally used for auto location, viewing Wikipedia information and StarTales.
Many more enhancements to come as free updates.
Free International Space Station real time tracking and viewing opportunities available with the companion GoISSWatch app.
Hide..
Show more..
***** As seen in Apple's iPad 2 event
***** Featured on ABC's "The View"
***** Featured in "Wired" magazine
No in-app purchases! One download for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. We don't think you should pay twice for the same app on a bigger screen.
--- What People Are Saying
"Powerful and easy to use, with excellent animation and the widest zoom range." — D.Schroeder, University professor
"GoSkyWatch Planetarium should not be missed regardless of whether you are a casual or hard-core fan of astronomy." — AppAdvice
"I have more than 10 astronomy apps on my iPhone and this is by far the best. Everything I need and easy to use." — Pat, iTunes reviewer
--- What makes GoSkyWatch different to other apps?
• Easy to use — No buttons to press or modes to select, just point to the sky to start exploring.
• Designed specially for efficient outdoor use.
• Touch free identification — Information pops up on screen as you move. Great for those cold nights with gloves on!
• Popup images — No need to keep zooming in and out just to see what is out there.
• Full 180 degree display — See at a glance what is in the sky and where without having to pan around.
• Don't need to hold level — Displays the sky view and information at the correct orientation when held at any angle not just landscape or portrait.
• Gyroscope compass auto calibration — No need to calibrate the gyroscope. Advanced adaptive algorithms for smooth and accurate positioning.
• Planets shown with relative brightness to stars — No oversized graphics that prevent you from distinguishing a planet from surrounding stars.
• Unique target identification — Touch drag scheme for greatest accuracy since your finger doesn't hide what you are trying to identify.
• Minimal on screen text — Stars and planets easier to identify since they are not covered by text.
Features:
Identify
• On screen object name, brightness and distance
• Contains all stars visible to the naked eye
• Light adjustment for viewing conditions
• Red light mode for night vision
• Touchless navigation even for the iPod touch without a compass.
Find
• Looking for a planet, star, comet, constellation or galaxy? Just use the finder and let the arrow guide the way
• Search stars and DSOs sorted by name, distance or magnitude
• Moon phase calendar
• Sun rise/set times
Explore
• Day, sidereal and time lapse animation
• Over 200 images of planets and deep sky objects
• Messier and Caldwell catalogs with images
• Actual image taken of the Milky Way
• Below horizon display
• Look back in time with the birthday star search. Find out how old you were for the star light seen.
Learn
• Constellation images, boundaries and patterns
• Solar system, star, comet, DSO, constellation Wikipedia
• Ian Ridpath's constellation StarTales
• Interactive graphical ephemeris
• Planet, star, constellation and DSO ephemeris data
More
• High performance graphics
• Easy setup using auto location or built in city list
• Location favorites
* No internet connection required. Internet optionally used for auto location, viewing Wikipedia information and StarTales.
Many more enhancements to come as free updates.
Free International Space Station real time tracking and viewing opportunities available with the companion GoISSWatch app.
Screenshots
User Rating
4.76 out of 5
960 ratings in Canada
5 star
798
4 star
117
3 star
31
2 star
8
1 star
6
Ratings History
Reviews
Never fails
I have been using this app for years and it works every time! Accurate, consistent, fun and informative. It is the best one I have found for stargazing. It works on an old iPhone 6 as well as an iPad 9th gen.
Like a constant changing snow globe
Maybe it’s my phone but when I point it up to an obvious target like the moon it says moon then all the planets start rolling by as the voice calls them off even though I’m still pointing at the moon.
About the Universe
How big is the Universe?
Still the flying penis logo
I know its fun to draw dicks everywhere but how much would it cost you guys to change the logo? I would gladly share the app with friends and family if you change it. Gee I wish mine was flying!
Endless enjoyment
I have had this app for years and it has been an endless source of fun.
Great
The app is really comprehensive, easy to use and intuitive.
Junk. Doesn’t work
Got this just to find comet neowise. It could not even find the 4 compass points. Pisses me off that I’m ripped off now.
Best Night Sky App I’ve Come Across
I love this app. I recommend it to anyone and everyone with an iOS device.
Great App
Great application. Good choice.
Store Rankings
Ranking History
App Ranking History not available yet
Category Rankings
|
Chart
|
Category
|
Rank
|
|---|---|---|
|
Top Paid
|
|
9
|
|
Top Paid
|
|
10
|
|
Top Paid
|
|
11
|
|
Top Paid
|
|
12
|
|
Top Paid
|
|
13
|
Keywords
Users may also like
| Name | Reviews | Recent release | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass
Sunrise Sunset Path Surveyor
|
60
|
6 months ago | |
Spyglass
AR Compass, GPS & Offline Maps
|
160
|
1 year ago | |
SunMap - Sun/Moon Toolkit
See Visualized Sun/Moon data
|
1
|
3 weeks ago | |
aprs.fi
APRS in real time
|
15
|
4 months ago | |
Theodolite for Watch
Compass/Inclinometer/GPS/Maps
|
1
|
1 year ago | |
Meet Star Gazers
Best Locations for Stargazing
|
0
|
2 years ago | |
Topographic Maps & Trails
USGS Topo Map & Hiking Trails
|
0
|
5 months ago | |
Light Pollution Map
Sky brightness, VIIRS and SQM
|
2
|
10 months ago | |
CamSextant
|
0
|
2 years ago | |
Topo Maps
USGS and Canadian topo maps
|
20
|
1 year ago |
Show More
Revenue and Downloads
Gain valuable insights into GoSkyWatch Planetarium performance with our analytics. Sign up now
to
access downloads, revenue, and more.
App Info
- Category
- Navigation
- Publisher
- GoSoftWorks Development Co.
- Languages
- Spanish, German, Chinese, Danish, French, English, Italian, Japanese, Dutch
- Recent version
- 9.4 (3 years ago )
- Released on
- Jan 31, 2019 (5 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, Taiwan, China, France, Netherlands, Japan, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Brazil, New Zealand, Belgium, South Africa, Colombia, Russia, Ireland, Thailand, Hong Kong, Turkey, Greece, Chile, Finland, Poland, Czechia, Portugal, Singapore, India, Argentina, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Peru, South Korea, Israel, Hungary, Romania, Lebanon, Indonesia, Ecuador, Vietnam, Kuwait, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Ukraine, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Algeria, Belarus
- Last updated
- 2 weeks ago