Starmap app for iPhone and iPad
4.4 (
1924 ratings )
Reference
Education
Developer:
Fredd
4.99 USD
Current version:
4.9, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 11 Jul 2008
App size: 38.44 Mb
Star Product 2012 Astronomy magazine !!!
STARMAP 2 IS NOW AVAILABLE. This version of Starmap will no more be supported in the future.
A complete planetarium in your hand, Starmap Standard is a high-quality interactive and ergonomic map with 350, 000 stars, and fitted with many deep sky images.
With the iPhone™ compass you can point your device in any direction and Starmap will pinpoint the exact portion of the sky like a virtual telescope.
Starmap is the original planetarium app, and has been designed by a professional of the field of scientific instrumentation. It has been selected in the top 3 at the launch of the AppStore. Starmap has been awarded "Best Product of the Year" by Sky & Telescope - the essential magazine of astronomy. Starmap is a professional astronomy tool that has had more downloads than any other planetarium app.
Use the touchscreen to zoom in or out, tap stars, planets and other objects in the sky for detailed specifications. This incredible app also lets you build location lists so you can see the night sky from any part of the world using geolocation.
Starmap comes with a host of customizable features to let you personalize how you view the universe, for an enhanced comfort while observing the night sky.
A complete video of Starmap’s features is available on the support website. Do not hesitate to contact the author before purchasing Starmap.
Starmap Standard is available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Look at Starmap in action in a 15 minute movie on star-map.fr before buying!
IMPORTANT: Want even more stars and features? Take a look at Starmap PRO, offering the most complete celestial objects catalogues for the iPhone, fitted with functions dedicated to astronomers.
iOS 5 / iPhone 4G optimized.
FEATURES:
- 350,000 visible stars (SAO catalog up to magnitude 12)
- 200 main stars with names, kinds and complete descriptions
- 150 galaxies, clusters and nebulae (Messier catalog, main NGC/IC)
- Deep sky objects images with StarmapShare.com
- Tonight’s best selection: the night overview in one glance
- Time animation
- Lunar calendar
- Constellation boundaries
- Automatic viewpoint with the accelerometer and the compass (3GS and 4)
- Pinch and zoom for more details
- Finder arrow for localizing objects
- Smooth and anti-aliased graphics
- Adjust stars and the sky brightness to match your exact observation conditions
- Full coordinates, ecliptic, celestial equator
- Complete ephemeris, including moon phases and planet satellites views
- 50 asteroids and dwarf planets
- Touching the map brings up info panels
- Full night vision mode
- Shooting stars zones
- GPS support and custom user locations
- Map colors can be adjusted for the comfort of your eyes
- Gyro and compass support
Pros and cons of Starmap app for iPhone and iPad
Starmap app good for
Awesome!! really cool!!
I would like to update to the pro version And I thing it would be really cool if you could just have an in app purchas for the differnce between the two so i wouldnt have to pay fir the features I already have! Thanks
I purchased this last night and I was eager to try it. On a semi cloudy night with a bright jupiter I was able to orientate the Starmap to the sky and I was able to many other planets and galaxies!
I wish I had a 3g phone for the GPS function. I wish apple would provide a gps module for the older phone. I suggest maybe a compass to use this program best if you cannot find anything to orientate the map to.
The panning works well. The map is a little laggy when you move with your finger but I am sure this will be fixed soon.
I have had a telescope for about a year now and this is one of the best tools I have found so far.
Ive had my telescope for about two months and have been interested in looking up into the night sky for a while longer. This app has soooo much more to offer than many of the other apps in the app store. In fact this app reminds me of a program Id have on my MacBook. It has an incredible amount of useful features that Im still finding that make locating celestial objects easy as pie. I am looking forward to my first messier marathon and I know this app will make it much easier. One complaint about this app tho.. My neck is sore from constantly looking up =P
I was hesitant at buying Starmap because of the price, especially with other star programs out there that are less expensive. After having it and using it for almost a year, Ive got to say its still my favorite app by far. I still find myself sitting outside at night looking at the sky and using Starmap to locate stars and constellations. Its very user-friendly and although there are so many ways to personalize the settings (which is fun, too), its just as easy to download it and use the default settings. Youll never get tired of it, and neither will the friends you show it to!
Im a novice star gazer but I wanted to write this review mainly for the quick assistance that Frederic (the developer) gave me. The app. is very easy to navigate, but as I said the help which I received was exceptional. No sooner than I sent an email for support that I received a response. He even offered to help with an issue that was totally unrelated to his app. I was having update problems and he offered his assistance. In the future I will check out any app that this gentleman is associated with.
This app is so much fun and very easy to use. There is an easy to follow star map + options to identify planets, stars and constellations. A glass of wine, a starry night and this app is all you need.
Some bad moments
The newest version is not functional. It goes into an endless loop in the Loading Objects start-up...
After upgrading to iOS4 for the ipod touch, it will not re-load on the ipod. It used to be a fantastic app. Now I cant even use it.
After update does not work, endless loading but never loads!!! Get it right!!or do not put it out....
No instructions on how to use it. The list of cities doesnt contain any close to mine. And, for future reference, the two Portlands in the US are NOWHERE near each other, so it might be nice to list which is which. $4.99 is a lot to pay for a whole lotta nothing.
After upgrade to iOS 7 apps crashes or freezes to the point that it crashed my iPhone. No upgrades.
Makes it useless to me.
Unless you buy the PRO version you will only access a ridiculously low amount of objects. At the same or lower price than the standard version you can afford better designed Apps containing extended catalogues such as Star Walk, Star Chart, Skykey to mention some.
