irish iPhone Astronomy Application
Posted on July 20th, 2009 in General
Irish agency, Craic Design, are the team behind Pocket Universe, one of the most popular iPhone applications at the moment. It is a simple application designed to teach the user more about astronomy and uses the iPhone’s features, such as GPS and tilt screen, to give the user the ability to simply hold up their phone and match what is on the screen to what can be seen in front of them in the sky. It costs €2.99 from the iTunes store.
Features include:
- Plots the position of the Sun, Moon and Planets (including Pluto)
- Displays 10,000 stars
- Draws the 88 Constellations outlines
- Show Me mode for guidance to planets, constellations and stars
- Lunar phases for the month
- Tonight’s Sky creates a list of meteor showers and visible planets
- Constellation Quiz helps you learn your way around the sky
