Starlight® - Explore the Stars

Find Stars and Constellations

Price
In-App PurchaseNo
LaunchedNov 28, 2013
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United States

2.9K
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4 star
230
3 star
86
2 star
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1 star
72

Description

Point your iPhone or iPad like a magic lens into the night sky, and see in real time what stars, planets, and constellations hover above. Stargazing has never been so easy!

This app is a streamlined starmap that is gorgeous to look at. See constellations come to life against a vibrant backdrop of stars, each colored according to their actual stellar classification. Track the movement of planets. See the phases of the moon. Discover detailed information about stars. Amaze your friends and educate your kids with this impressive app.

FEATURES:

* New Augmented reality mode!

* Information at your fingertips. Learn about stars and planets. Discover trivia connecting stars to some of your favorite science fiction Learn the folklore behind constellations.

* Lightning-fast navigation.

* Over 100,000 stars from the Hipparcos database, painted accurately according to their spectral type.

* All 88 western constellations.

* Planets of the solar system.

* See a real-time map of the sky, day or night.

* Detailed information on hundreds of celestial objects from stars to planets to solar system objects.

* Powerful zoom feature allows you to pinpoint star clusters and examine planets.

* View the sky beneath the horizon. Know where the sun is, even at night!

* Supports both motion and touch navigation. Point your device at the sky and the app will track what you see.

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Starlight is an ever-expanding tour of the Cosmos with new content planned regularly.

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Version History

Last version released 758 days ago.

3.2.7Dec 26, 2022

Enhanced Zoom!

3.2.6Mar 04, 2021

Enhanced Zoom!

3.2.5Feb 09, 2021

Night Vision Mode!

3.2.4Feb 08, 2021

Night Vision Mode!

3.2.3Feb 04, 2021

Interface enhancement and optimizations for performance.

3.2.2Feb 01, 2021

Improved AR camera performance.

3.2.1Dec 05, 2020

Bug fix for users with compass calibration turned on.
Improved accuracy!

3.2.0Aug 16, 2020

Starlight is expanding!
Language support for Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Portuguese!
Now with 110,000 new stars.
Unique day and night settings.
Enhanced zoom.

Point your iPhone like a magic lens into the Night Sky

3.1.9Mar 12, 2019

Starlight is expanding!
Now with 110,000 new stars.
Unique day and night settings.
Enhanced zoom.

3.1.8Jan 13, 2019

New Augmented Reality mode! The perfect app for a romantic Valentine's Day.

3.1.7Jan 04, 2019

Checks to ensure Location Services are enabled in order to prevent ominous black screen. Future versions will have custom location selection.
App now asks to use camera only when Augmented Reality features are accessed.
Support for older versions of iOS.

3.1.6Dec 12, 2018

New Augmented Reality Stargazing!

3.1.5Dec 07, 2018

Support across all interface orientations.

3.1.4Dec 07, 2018

Support for all interface orientations.

3.1.2Nov 28, 2018

New Augmented reality mode! Touch the camera icon to visualize the star field against your own surroundings. Works indoors or outdoors.

3.1.1Nov 09, 2018

Starlight is always improving and evolving to better your sky viewing experience!

If you want the technical details of what's new in this release: There are some improvements to the rendering pipeline that should speed things up on slower devices.

3.1.0Oct 28, 2018

New Augmented Reality mode. Use your iPhone or iPad's camera to see stars, constellations, and planets against a realistic backdrop.

3.0Oct 15, 2018

This is a major update to Starlight, with improved visuals, streamlined performance, and more information on celestial objects. Learn more about Stars, Planets, and Constellations. Enjoy the night sky as never before.

2.4Sep 22, 2017

Updated for iOS 11.

2.3.1Nov 28, 2016

Fix for cardinal directions.

2.3Nov 19, 2016

This version of Starlight is updated for iOS 10 and includes some improvements to the display of objects in our solar system.

2.2.1Jan 29, 2016

This update provides more optimizations for performance.

2.2Jan 22, 2016

With the New Year comes new improvements to Starlight!
This update includes performance improvements, as well as minor bug fixes.
The phases of the Moon are now properly displayed.

1.3Nov 04, 2014

Everyone can enjoy the visual enhancements in this version. Those with an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus are in for a special treat with the beautiful view of the night sky that Starlight has to offer.

1.2Jun 12, 2014

A lot of new things have been introduced in this version.

Primarily, Starlight now has touch control in addition to motion-based control. Many of you were clamoring for that feature, and it should have been in Starlight from the beginning, but now it's here - finally!

You will notice Starlight has a new icon. I wanted something less abstract than the original icon. Something that screamed "This APP FINDS CONSTELLATIONS!" So this is the end result.

And as always, this is an evolving app with more updates to come. It is entirely possible some stars will go nova before the last update is finished. So stay tuned, and keep watching the skies!

1.1.1Feb 20, 2014

Minor content fixes.

1.1Dec 05, 2013

Correction to line drawing.
Appropriate scaling for non-retina devices.

LaunchedNov 28, 2013

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