Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets
Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets
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Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets

It demystifies the cosmos, transforming your device into a portal to the stars.

Key Figures

Downloads

2.5M+

User Rating

4.6/5

Total Ratings

83.3K

Publisher

Vito Technology Inc.

Category

Education

Locales

15

Latest Version

7.4.0

Size

183.9 MB

First Released

Nov 5, 2008
Features

Evaluating key functionalities for celestial exploration and education.

Star Walk: Core Feature Analysis and Impact

Augmented Reality Stargazing

It allows users to overlay celestial objects onto their live camera view, providing an intuitive and immersive way to identify stars, planets, and constellations in real-time.

Dynamic Sky Map and Tracking

The app provides a comprehensive and interactive night sky map that updates in real-time as users move their device, accurately displaying stars, planets, and other celestial bodies from their location.

Comprehensive Celestial Information

It offers detailed information on over 200,000 celestial bodies, allowing users to learn about stars, constellations, planets, and more with just a tap.

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Screenshots

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - See how the app overlays intricate constellation outlines and planetary positions directly onto the real-time camera feed for an immersive AR experience.

See how the app overlays intricate constellation outlines and planetary positions directly onto the real-time camera feed for an immersive AR experience.

Augmented Sky View

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Explore stunning images of deep sky objects like the Helix Nebula and Eskimo Nebula, showcasing the app's rich visual database of celestial marvels.

Explore stunning images of deep sky objects like the Helix Nebula and Eskimo Nebula, showcasing the app's rich visual database of celestial marvels.

Deep Space Exploration

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Stay informed with a detailed astronomical calendar displaying upcoming events such as lunar and solar eclipses, complete with visual representations of celestial mechanics.

Stay informed with a detailed astronomical calendar displaying upcoming events such as lunar and solar eclipses, complete with visual representations of celestial mechanics.

Celestial Reminders

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Pinpoint the International Space Station with detailed 3D models and discover other orbital objects like the Hubble Space Telescope, enhancing the real-time sky view.

Pinpoint the International Space Station with detailed 3D models and discover other orbital objects like the Hubble Space Telescope, enhancing the real-time sky view.

Satellite Tracking

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Access a comprehensive database featuring detailed images of stars like the Sun and prominent giants such as Betelgeuse, providing extensive information on over 120,000 celestial objects.

Access a comprehensive database featuring detailed images of stars like the Sun and prominent giants such as Betelgeuse, providing extensive information on over 120,000 celestial objects.

Vast Celestial Body

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Delve into the intricate details of planets with high-resolution imagery, such as the stunning atmospheric bands of Jupiter, to expand astronomical knowledge.

Delve into the intricate details of planets with high-resolution imagery, such as the stunning atmospheric bands of Jupiter, to expand astronomical knowledge.

Planetary Insights

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Easily track the rise and set times for various celestial bodies like the Moon and Jupiter, alongside their current phases and angular positions, for optimal viewing.

Easily track the rise and set times for various celestial bodies like the Moon and Jupiter, alongside their current phases and angular positions, for optimal viewing.

Planetary Ephemeris

Star Walk:Find Stars & Planets - Discover specialized features designed for enthusiasts, including the "Time Machine" to explore past and future skies and a "Spectrum Bar" to visualize different electromagnetic wavelengths.

Discover specialized features designed for enthusiasts, including the "Time Machine" to explore past and future skies and a "Spectrum Bar" to visualize different electromagnetic wavelengths.

Advanced Tools

Description

Star Walk is the most beautiful stargazing app you’ve ever seen on a mobile device. It will become your interactive guide to the night sky, following your every movement in real-time and allowing you to explore over 200, 000 celestial bodies with extensive information. ***Over 10 million users! Winner of Apple Design Award 2010*** “Star Walk is a remarkably in-depth and detailed astronomy app. There's so much you can do with this app” - Common sense media “Star Walk is the best stargazing application I have come across for the iPhone. Many of the features found within the application cannot be found in any others! This is one of the best developed and executed applications I have seen to hit the app store.” - iMore “This app brings the old paper star chart into the smartphone age, and makes exploring the night sky easily accessible to everyone.” - Soggy Astronomer Duran Duran's keyboard Nick Rhodes mentions Star Walk as his favourite app: “It’s brilliant, and if you’re ever somewhere with a clear sky and no light pollution, it’s a revelation. It’s beautifully designed and makes clever use of the available technology. I’m fascinated by astronomy, but even if you’re not, give this a go.” Key features: • Night sky map with thousands of stars, constellations and other sky objects. • Real-time tracking of celestial bodies. • Augmented reality sky view. • Deep sky objects to explore in detail. • Night mode. • Extensive information about all sky objects. • The ability to travel in time with “Time machine” • Astronomical calendar with various celestial events. • Stunning space pictures in “Picture of the Day”. • “Sky Live” section with info about the moon phases, the amount of daylight, the visibility of the planets, etc. Astronomical calendar, deep space objects, meteor showers, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites are available through the STAR WALK PLUS subscription. ‣ Launch the app and point your device at the night sky - you'll see the stars, planets, satellites, and constellations in their proper place from your location. As you move your device, the star map updates in real time.* ‣ Every object you tap has an (i) next to its name, tap it to access some information. ‣ A scale on right is the “Time machine”, slide it to explore the map of the night sky of tomorrow or years ago. ‣ A calendar of celestial events will make sure you never miss anything interesting. ‣ Tap Augmented Reality icon in the upper right corner to add the image from your camera to your sky view. ‣ Use Night Mode to go easy on your eyes and preserve night vision when exploring the Universe. ‣ Star Walk is your personal planetarium. Project to a big screen with no picture quality loss. *This feature (Star Spotter) is available for devices with digital compass. If your device does not have the digital compass, you can use your fingers to change the view of the sky map. Links: http://www.facebook.com/StarWalkApp http://twitter.com/starwalk STAR WALK PLUS removes ads from the app and gives you access to the calendar with astronomical events, deep space objects, meteor showers, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and satellites. It offers a one-week free trial followed by an auto-renewing subscription. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Terms of use: http://vitotechnology.com/terms-of-use.html Start your best stargazing experience right now!

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