Star Chart

Name: Star Chart
Price: 0.99 USD
Rating: 4 (270 reviews)

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Description: A virtual universe in your pocket! Look through the eyes of your Windows Phone to see a virtual window into the whole visible night sky.
Using state of the art GPS technology and an accurate 3D universe, Star Chart calculates - in real time - the current location of every star and planet visible from Earth and shows you precisely where they are even in broad daylight! Curious about that bright star? Point your device at it, it might just be a planet!

Features:
- Just point and view. No need to scroll around the screen to find out what you are looking at.
- Alternatively, look around the sky using finger gestures perfect for armchair astronomers!
- Accurately depicts all the visible stars of both hemispheres - over 5000 stars!
- Displays all the planets of the solar system, plus the sun and the moon.
- Displays all 88 constellations, with constellation imagery based on the beautiful artwork by 15th century astronomer Johannes Hevelius.
- Includes the complete Messier catalogue of exotic deep sky objects.
- Tap on anything to get facts on what you are looking at, including distance and brightness.; MoreLess