Skysafari free for Apple Mac and iPhone / iPad until 30th April
Free for both Mac OSX and iPhone/iPad. Link is for the Apple Mac version. I'll post link to the IOS version in first post.
SkySafari isn't just an award-winning iPhone astronomy app - it's now available for Mac OS X! SkySafari's interface has been redesigned from scratch for the Mac, using 100% native Cocoa OS X controls. SkySafari's iOS OpenGL astronomy engine soars on the Mac, and a full-sized monitor, mouse, and keyboard open up a universe of new possibilities.
Like the SkySafari iPhone apps, SkySafari for Mac OS X comes in three versions. This is the basic version. It shows you 46,000 stars, plus 220 of the best-known star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in the sky. It displays the Solar System's major planets and moons using NASA spacecraft imagery, and includes the best-known asteroids and comets.
SkySafari accurately shows you the sky from any place on Earth, at any time up to one million years in the past or future. It includes encyclopedic descriptions of the constellations, stars, and planets written by professional astronomers. And it contains hundreds of images from NASA space missions, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the world's foremost astro-photographers.
SkySafari has a "Night" button to preserve your dark adaptation as you're exploring the night sky. The Time Flow feature lets you animate the night sky using simple VCR controls - follow the motion of the stars and planets as SkySafari compresses days, months, and years into a few seconds.
SkySafari takes advantage of Apple's latest Mac OS X features. It understands multitouch gestures on Macs with multitouch trackpads, and supports OS X 10.7 (Lion) full-screen mode. And its responsive, fluid interface borrows from the best aspects of SkySafari for iPhone. SkySafari for Mac OS X truly brings astronomy software into the 21st century. It's more than just a star chart - it's a celestial travel guide!
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Edited By: frobozz on Apr 28, 2012 18:34
Would really love to get the interface to connect to my Celestron C6
I don't know the C6 but assuming it has a data connector it is probably possible to control it using on of the other sky safari apps. They are reduced a little in price at the moment too. You would also need a connector for iPhone, which they sell, so it is definitely not a cheap option.
anyway i can download it for free now & install it on the ipad when i get it? i have an imac, so have itunes & the app store, if that's any help..
thanks :)
edit: nevermind - i just clicked both links above, clicked "view in itunes", and downloaded the app from there.. it seems to be sitting there quite happily, waiting for me to plug an iDevice in :D
Edited By: dirtybobby on Apr 30, 2012 12:16
edit: nevermind - i just clicked both links above, clicked "view in itunes", and downloaded the app from there.. it seems to be sitting there quite happily, waiting for me to plug an iDevice in :D
Glad you are sorted. PC (apple ot windows) can download apps that you can later put on your idevice - you don't even need to connect them to the device just go to the app store on the ipad etc and they will show up as 'install' rather than buy (assuming you are signed in with that account of course.
I don't know the C6 but assuming it has a data connector it is probably possible to control it using on of the other sky safari apps. They are reduced a little in price at the moment too. You would also need a connector for iPhone, which they sell, so it is definitely not a cheap option.
Got any details on them? I thought the options were all WiFi to control?
Celestron NexStar 4/5/8, 5i/8i, GPS, SLT, SE Celestron CG5, CGE, CGEM, CPC
Edited By: frobozz on Apr 30, 2012 14:55