Stellarium Mobile - Star Map

It’s so cool how you can see which stars are which and which constellations they show. This is a great app to look at the stars and figure out which stars are which.

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I’ll start by saying that this app really is great, it streamlines star gazing in a very intuitive app, and I was so pleased with it that I ended up buying the premium version (which is it a very affordable price, might I add) however, it has some notable flaws first off, although the premium version does have a pretty huge collection of stars and galaxies, I’ve noticed there are a good number of stars specifically that are just not present or are missing alternative labels There are no stars from the Frank Ross catalogue that have their Ross catalogue names assigned to them. For instance, the red dwarf Ross 128 does not appear in the search unless you go and search the alternative designations for it online and then put those into the search instead. Not tremendously convenient, if you ask me. There are a number of other catalogues and designations missing as well, including Groombridge, the WR Wolf-Rayet catalogue, the Gum nebula catalogue, the RCW nebula catalogue, Trumpler objects, Collinder designations, and likely some others too. I realize that I listed a lot there, but integrating even a few of these other catalogues would eliminate a lot of frustration. On a side note, the app absolutely drains through battery, even when using the lowest possible battery settings. On my year and a half to two year old phone I can go out with close to 60 or 70% battery and be down to single digits in a little over an hour. Sure, I could bring my phone out with more charge, but I also think that there surely has to be some way to optimize the app a bit better for battery life across the board. None of this is to discount the good of the app of course, as I mentioned previously I do really love having this app to use for my telescope excursions. I would very much like for the less than stellar (forgive the pun) spots to get more polish.

It can help with star gazing, and locating stats that you might not have expected to see there, and you can see the future locations of the stars and planets too, which is great!

It’s a good app b/c you can see stuff really close 💥

I now know where stars are and I can take pictures of them! I also know most constellations by heart (Cygnus, Aquarius, Ursa Major, Centaurus, & Andromeda) and I also know the purpose of constellations! Thank you Stellarium.

Purchased the Pjus version several year ago. At the time due to health difficulties was unable to attend Star Parties. Last night used it at a Club Star party and was not impressed. Could clearly see the Jovian moons in my Telescope and Binoculars. Zoomed in to show the names but the app didn't show them. Another club member had an app that showed the moons. Restarted the app and tried again still did not show the moons. Contacted customer support and the respondent said to zoom in. That was the first thing I did. What a waste of money $18.99 doesn't even work properly. Eventually fixed the problem by downloading Sky Safari and uninstalled Stellarium.

Kind of large storage footprint, as a designer guessing 1/2 or more is the database. Seems to have grown substantially over the 5 yrs or so since I first booted it up. Think I donated for premium upgrade long ago. Refreshes/Updates seem to be worthwhile, every time. Giving Grand daughters this tool. Makes me happy. U can turn off horizons, view as if you’re looking from a point in space, viewing 360 globe of surrounding universe.

As for the heavens above, I live in the NYC metropolitan area. Light pollution is a constant! Stellarium is there despite the sky’s limitations! I once borrowed a friend’s telescope and I was privileged to see Jupiter and Saturn. Not with the best detail! But Stellarium told me where to look. I love this app!!👍🏻

I look up at the night sky and see a few familiar stars, and of course, the moon. I watch them march across the night sky into early morning. I watch them shift as our seasons change. Some groupings I actually recognize, like, e.g., Orion’s Belt’s three stars. In modern day times, it’s difficult to see a REAL night sky because of street lights, or security lights that surround a country home. It’s nothing like the night sky of my childhood, and definitely not the night sky of our ancestors. This app is a directional key to the sky following your current location. It gives you names of stars and planets, moons and constellations. It opens a whole new view of the great unknown from the familiar star groupings you recognize, to the far reaches of little known constellations. It’s a window to the great unknown, even during daylight hours. Just point your phone in whatever direction you choose and it brings up what is out there. Waiting for us to find.