Comments on: Starmap is for Serious Stargazers Only http://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/ App Reviews for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:36:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elliott Marshall, A.S., RPRhttp://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/#comment-13283 Elliott Marshall, A.S., RPR Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:21:23 +0000 http://www.appcraver.com/?p=2046#comment-13283 Pocket Universe is what I use when my attention and whims turn to stargazing. I find it to be comprehensive, easy to use and reasonably-priced. It's really the only celestial app I need. Pocket Universe is what I use when my attention and whims turn to stargazing. I find it to be comprehensive, easy to use and reasonably-priced. It’s really the only celestial app I need.

]]> By: Stargazerhttp://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/#comment-9680 Stargazer Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:30:24 +0000 http://www.appcraver.com/?p=2046#comment-9680 I was out just a few nights ago with my telescope, yet I needed to set it up, but I needed to find Polaris, thanks to Starmap, I managed to set it up in record timeUsefulness: 4.5/5 Value: 3/5 Quality: 4/5 Overall: 4/5 I was out just a few nights ago with my telescope, yet I needed to set it up, but I needed to find Polaris, thanks to Starmap, I managed to set it up in record time

Usefulness: 4.5/5
Value: 3/5
Quality: 4/5
Overall: 4/5

]]> By: Ad astrahttp://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/#comment-6572 Ad astra Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:57:47 +0000 http://www.appcraver.com/?p=2046#comment-6572 I am an avid amateur astronomer and starmap pro is the best app out there. It has very detailed amount of stars and actually useful at the eyepiece. All other apps are do not have the amount of objects, starts, data, etc that this one has. Again, if you are an amateur looking for a legit piece of software then I would consider this product.The only other great program out there is on the Palm called Planetarium. I like that one better, but this is the closest thing to that program. One great feature is called "tracking." So if you are star-hopping, it will help guide your finder-scope to find the object.I've tried other astro apps and they are OK, but don't have enough NGC or IC objects to make them worth it. Those are more for the casual folks who are have small interest in astronomy. they are looking for eye-candy. But in the field, it's not really useful to have eye-candy. You need a tool to find thousands of starts and objects.If you are serious amateur astronomer looking for some professional software then get this one.Ad Astra I am an avid amateur astronomer and starmap pro is the best app out there. It has very detailed amount of stars and actually useful at the eyepiece. All other apps are do not have the amount of objects, starts, data, etc that this one has. Again, if you are an amateur looking for a legit piece of software then I would consider this product.

The only other great program out there is on the Palm called Planetarium. I like that one better, but this is the closest thing to that program. One great feature is called “tracking.” So if you are star-hopping, it will help guide your finder-scope to find the object.

I’ve tried other astro apps and they are OK, but don’t have enough NGC or IC objects to make them worth it. Those are more for the casual folks who are have small interest in astronomy. they are looking for eye-candy. But in the field, it’s not really useful to have eye-candy. You need a tool to find thousands of starts and objects.

If you are serious amateur astronomer looking for some professional software then get this one.

Ad Astra

]]> By: Jonathan R. Webbshttp://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/#comment-2307 Jonathan R. Webbs Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:33:16 +0000 http://www.appcraver.com/?p=2046#comment-2307 "StarMap" has never made an impression on me. It was the first application I tried, and it never came out as I expected. Maybe the most annoying thing is following these arrows, touching the panel innumerable number of times... I discovered "Star Walk" very soon. It turned out to be quite entertaining and more sophisticated at the same time. And I would give ten out of ten to "Star Walk" almost on each scale... You can see some features here: http://www.youtube.com/user/VITOTech “StarMap” has never made an impression on me. It was the first application I tried, and it never came out as I expected. Maybe the most annoying thing is following these arrows, touching the panel innumerable number of times… I discovered “Star Walk” very soon. It turned out to be quite entertaining and more sophisticated at the same time. And I would give ten out of ten to “Star Walk” almost on each scale… You can see some features here: http://www.youtube.com/user/VITOTech

]]> By: robinsonhttp://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/#comment-1029 robinson Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:13:20 +0000 http://www.appcraver.com/?p=2046#comment-1029 New version has revamped graphics display, now apparently quite speedy, responsive. Developer is also, with new things planned and coming. New version has revamped graphics display, now apparently quite speedy, responsive. Developer is also, with new things planned and coming.

]]> By: bluecrowhttp://www.appcraver.com/starmap-is-for-serious-stargazers-only/#comment-285 bluecrow Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:00:27 +0000 http://www.appcraver.com/?p=2046#comment-285 i would say that compared to standard star charts (eg www.wunderground.com) this app is not worth it. You can look up constellations by name, but you cant scroll by constellation as you would expect) i would say that compared to standard star charts (eg http://www.wunderground.com) this app is not worth it. You can look up constellations by name, but you cant scroll by constellation as you would expect)

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