SkySafari 5 Pro
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***SkySafari has been upgraded! For more information on the NEW SkySafari 6 Pro for Android, visit SkySafariAstronomy.com or search for SkySafari 6 Pro on Google Play!***
SkySafari 5 Pro is the ultimate astronomy app. It has the largest database of any astronomy app, includes every solar system object ever discovered and offers flawless telescope control. Here's what's new in this version:
1) Complete rewrite of the compass code, for smoother and more accurate sky tracking!
2) Tonight at a Glance: the Sun, Moon, Planets, ISS, and Iridium flares in one handy view!
3) Notifications when the ISS will pass overhead, when Iridium satellites flare, and more!
4) Completely new sounds, and a new look to the sky and horizon. Better transitions between portrait and landscape mode.
5) OpenGL boost! New 3D models of the ISS, HST, Phobos, Deimos, Ceres, Vesta, and other solar system objects and spacecraft. City lights on Earth's night side. Improved higher-res Mars map.
6) Object lists in the Search menu now show thumbnail images. New options in Advanced Search.
7) Updated object descriptions, with images in-line! Every object now has a description!
8) Reworked Time Flow controls. Set the date and time directly from the main toolbar. Run time 1000 x faster than reality!
9) Google Drive sync for your settings and observing lists! Change them on one device, and synchronize your changes across all your Android and iOS devices!
10) An on-line repository of observing lists from experienced amateur astronomers. A "tour mode" that guides you through objects in each list!
11) An improved deep sky database with Abell and Hickson galaxy clusters, and globular clusters in M 31.
12) Galaxy View shows the position of deep sky objects in our Milky Way!
13) A handy Digitized Sky Survey viewer that lets you download images from the DSS!
14) Improved multi-star alignment for telescopes with digital setting circles. Add Barlows and Focal Reducers to your equipment list!
If you haven't used SkySafari Pro before, here's what you can do with it.
• Hold your device up, and SkySafari 5 Pro will find stars, constellations, planets, and more! The star chart updates automatically with your movements for the ultimate stargazing experience.
• Simulate the night sky up to 10,000 years in the past or future! Animate meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses, and other celestial events with Time Flow.
• Search from our extensive database, and follow the arrow to objects in the sky. See spectacular views of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and other planets!
• Learn the history, mythology, and science of astronomy! Browse over 1500 object descriptions and astronomical images. Explore NASA space missions! Stay up-to-date with SkyWeek for all major sky events every day!
• Control your telescope! SkySafari 5 Pro adds wired or wireless control for Celestron, Meade, Orion, SkyWatcher, and many other telescopes. Point your GoTo or “Push-To” telescope anywhere in the sky! Requires SkyFi or SkyWire accessories (sold separately).
• Plan observing sessions with Observing Lists, log your observations, and share with friends!
All this is built into SkySafari 5 Pro – no need for an Internet connection. SkySafari 5 Pro will revolutionize your astronomical viewing experience and replace desktop astronomy software costing 10 times more.
Additional Features:
• 25 million stars from both Hubble Guide Star catalogs; 740,000 galaxies down to the 18th magnitude; over 630,000 solar system objects; and satellites like the International Space Station (ISS).
• NASA’s latest LRO Moon map, with 8X the resolution of SkySafari Plus, and hi-res Earth and Mars maps.
• Animated meteor showers with complete viewing information.
• Night Vision – Preserve your eyesight after dark.
• Advanced Search – Find objects using properties other than their name. Results are sortable by name, number, magnitude, RA, and more!
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Version History
Last version released 2801 days ago.
1) New Eclipse toolbar button.
2) Object Info: Don't compute rise/set times or conjunctions/oppositions, etc. for Earth, when viewing from Earth.
3) Fixed bug where "T Tauri Object Info would be displayed for the object "t Tauri".
4) Fixed problem where an object marked observed wasn't immediately removed from the highlighted objects on-screen.
5) Fixed error in Galaxy View with the label of the Sagittarius arm.
6) Fixed some localization issues.
7) Miscellaneous stability improvements.
1) For highlighted observing lists, you can now highlight only those objects that haven't been observed.
2) Added help on "Storage" to the "Settings Help" table of contents.
3) Fixed issue where the Lat/Lon in the status bar wasn’t respecting the user's geographic format.
4) Fixed problem where we were not applying refraction to the center coordinates value.
5) Fixed night vision issues in Galaxy View.
6) Fixed Google Drive authorization issue
1) For highlighted observing lists, you can now highlight only those objects that haven't been observed.
2) Added help on "Storage" to the "Settings Help" table of contents.
3) Fixed issue where the Lat/Lon in the status bar wasn’t respecting the user's geographic format.
4) Fixed problem where we were not applying refraction to the center coordinates value.
5) Fixed night vision issues in Galaxy View.
1) Fix for faint stars in night vision mode.
2) Support for AstroPhysics GTO CP4 Wi-Fi mounts.
3) Added total motion to display of object's apparent motion in Object Info.
4) Other night vision improvements.
5) Miscellaneous stability fixes.
- Fixed bug where you couldn't display dates past 2038.
- Fixed Daylight Saving Time bug.
- Added ability to share an image of your screen via email or other social media.
- Added the ability to revert to the default sort order in an object list or observing list.
- Removed partial German localization.
- Fixed bug where your chart didn't return to its previous settings after viewing a SkyWeek chart.
- Fixed crash that could happen when scrolling though the Moons list.
- Other minor stability and performance improvements.
1. Fixed crash that could happen when showing Object Info for some satellites
2. Other minor stability and functionality improvements.
1) Fixed bug in Google Drive sync that can cause problems when syncing between two devices.
2) Fix problems related to double- and variable-star data. New Horizons spacecraft trajectory data through 2023.
3) The scope name has been added to the field of view label in the chart.
4) Many other miscellaneous small bug fixes and cosmetic UI tweaks!
5) Fixed crash when connecting to a Celestron Wi-Fi scope.
1) Fixed bug in Google Drive sync that can cause problems when syncing between two devices.
2) Fix problems related to double- and variable-star data. New Horizons spacecraft trajectory data through 2023.
3) The scope name has been added to the field of view label in the chart.
4) Many other miscellaneous small bug fixes and cosmetic UI tweaks!
- Fixed problem some users were having downloading DSS images.
1) In-App notifications now working correctly.
2) Fixes to compass code and other minor bugs.
3) Fix failure to connect to Orion/SkyWatcher telescopes.
4) Fix night vision crash -- this fix was inadvertently left out in last release.
1) In-App notifications now working correctly.
2) Fixes to compass code and other minor bugs.
3) Fix failure to connect to Orion/SkyWatcher telescopes.
4) Fix night vision crash.
1) In-App notifications now working correctly.
2) Fixes to compass code and other minor bugs.