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Planisphere

Name: Planisphere
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3 (100 reviews)

Explore 6,000+ stars, 88 constellations, and deep-sky catalogs in real-time. Point your device to identify planets or plan your next observation with professional-grade celestial data.

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Key Figures

Downloads

253K+

User Rating

3.0/5

Total Ratings

100

Publisher

Julian James

Uncover the Secrets of the Night Sky

A powerful reference tool designed for curious explorers and amateur astronomers. Navigate the universe with scientific accuracy and ease.

Real-Time Sky Mapping

Simply point your device upward to identify stars and constellations instantly using integrated compass and motion sensors.

Deep Space Exploration

Dive deep with Messier and NGC catalogues. Access technical data for over 6,000 stars and all major planetary bodies.

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App Store

Screenshots

Planisphere - Interface of the Planisphere app showing a circular star chart with constellations and night sky navigation — Interface of the Planisphere app showing a circular star chart with constellations and night sky navigation

Planisphere - Circular star map interface in the Planisphere app showing constellations and astronomical data — Circular star map interface in the Planisphere app showing constellations and astronomical data

Planisphere - Detailed astronomical data for the star Deneb displayed over a night sky constellation map in the Planisphere app — Detailed astronomical data for the star Deneb displayed over a night sky constellation map in the Planisphere app

Planisphere - Planisphere app interface showing a circular star map with constellations and celestial bodies — Planisphere app interface showing a circular star map with constellations and celestial bodies

Planisphere - Planisphere app interface showing a detailed star map with constellations and celestial bodies — Planisphere app interface showing a detailed star map with constellations and celestial bodies

Planisphere - Planisphere mobile app interface displaying a detailed star map with constellation names and celestial objects. — Planisphere mobile app interface displaying a detailed star map with constellation names and celestial objects.

Planisphere - Interface of the Planisphere app showing a detailed night sky map with constellations stars and deep sky objects — Interface of the Planisphere app showing a detailed night sky map with constellations stars and deep sky objects

Planisphere - Planisphere app interface in red night mode showing celestial data for the NGC 1851 globular cluster. — Planisphere app interface in red night mode showing celestial data for the NGC 1851 globular cluster.

Planisphere - Search menu in the Planisphere app showing categories for constellations stars and planets — Search menu in the Planisphere app showing categories for constellations stars and planets

Planisphere - Planisphere app settings screen showing date and time pickers for celestial planning — Planisphere app settings screen showing date and time pickers for celestial planning

Description

Planisphere is an astronomy application that lets you use pinch and finger gestures to manipulate a map of the sky. As you zoom in finer detail comes into view. You can double tap on objects to get more information. You can use the compass and accelerometer to show the sky in the direction the phone is being held for the selected time. Planisphere shows all 88 constellations and their boundaries, 6096 naked eye stars, the Messier deep sky catalogue, bright NGC objects, the Sun, Moon, planets and the now dwarf planet Pluto. These can be searched and then displayed if above the horizon for the selected time. Rise and setting times are available for all named objects. The date, time and location can be changed. With Location Services you can show the sky as it appears from your exact location or you can click on a world map or select a city. There is also a realtime mode that will update to the current time. You can also set a Night Light' which gives the map a red tint for nighttime viewing. Moon, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn atlases are also available on the App Store.