Sky Xplore - Android astronomy application / tool

A place to show off your latest screenshots and for people to comment on them. Only start a new thread here if you have some nice images to show off!
Post Reply
Astraldevil
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Posts: 1
Joined: Wed Oct 12, 2016 3:43 pm
x 2

Sky Xplore - Android astronomy application / tool

Post by Astraldevil »

We've now officially announced Sky Xplore - sky tracking and planetarium application.
Have you ever wondered what those bright stars in the night sky are? Just point your device in any direction and Sky Xplore will instantly identify and rank the brightest stars on view. Get detailed information of over 8000 brightest stars by tapping them on screen. Find out the relative positions of stars in constellations by moving towards them in 3-D space. Enter orbits of solar system planets and major moons. See how the Galilean moons orbit Jupiter by using the time player feature to accelerate the time rate. Features also include sky coordinates display you can use, for example, to check how many degrees the Sun is above / below the horizon.

This project would have been impossible without the might of Ogre (1.10), I really enjoyed using it. Other libraries used were:
-Boost
-Google's protocol buffer
-AA+ astronomy library

More info & free download: https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... .skyxplore

Video showing the moons of Jupiter:


Auto-id brightest stars on view:
Image
kobalinkven
Gnoblar
Posts: 1
Joined: Thu Apr 13, 2017 2:20 am

Re: Sky Xplore - Android astronomy application / tool

Post by kobalinkven »

Wow that looks great... Where i can find it? I just must test it right away!
User avatar
Zonder
Ogre Magi
Posts: 1168
Joined: Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:51 pm
Location: Manchester - England
x 73

Re: Sky Xplore - Android astronomy application / tool

Post by Zonder »

Just sent it to my phone will give it a go in a bit :)
There are 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't...
Post Reply