![]() This version has a built-in database of 120,000 stars, plus 220 of the best known star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. There are actually several versions of SkySafari (plus the iPhone version). View the stars and planets in gorgeous 3D The 3D animations are perhaps the highlight of this fascinating app. There is a large catalogue of stars, asteroids and planets, and you can go back or forward in time to see the state of the universe at any point in the last few thousand years. SkyORB 3D takes you on a virtual 3D tour of the solar system and deep space, with easy navigation between anything of interest. Explore Saturn using the unique and futuristic interface Many of Saturn’s moons are also covered in detail such as Enceladus, Dione, Mimas, and Tethys. Everything you ever wanted to know about Saturn is available, and it reveals startling facts about the planetary weather such as a bizarre hexagonal storm system that encircles the planet’s north pole. ![]() Saturn is a great application all about the planet Saturn and its moons, with a very cool and futuristic interface straight out of Star Trek. Moon Atlas contains everything you ever wanted to know about the moon A wonderful way to learn about our closest celestial neighbour. Spacecraft that have visited the moon are included, and there’s a complete searchable database of every object. Any of the moon’s features can be investigated by double-clicking on the relevant labels, and you can zoom right out to get a detailed 3D view of the entire moon. The Moon Atlas app is by the same developers as the aforementioned Mars Atlas, and presents a similar view and application interface. Mars Atlas is the only compendium about Mars you'll ever need There really isn’t a better Mars application than this, and you can even use pinch and zoom gestures to zoom in closer to the planet’s surface. It’s only concerned with Mars and provides extremely hi-res images of the entire planet’s surface, as well as details of interesting features and locations of the Mars rovers, which are updated at startup. ![]() Mars Atlas is probably the most comprehensive Mars app for the Mac. Equinox displays very detailed information about the night's sky In this sense, it offers something more than most astronomy apps do, and is very accurate in terms of the information offered. Explore the galaxy with Cosmographiaĭetails: Apple website, developer websiteĮquinox isn’t the cheapest astronomy tool, but besides information about planetary bodies it can also control most telescopes with the added advantage that you can use voice commands. One of the nicest features is that you can view past, current and future events, and easily find out when the International Space Station and other objects will be overhead. There are detailed planetary models with lots of details, and you can view any of the hundreds of thousands of asteroids orbiting the sun. National Geographic Astro Planetarium ReviewĬosmographia is a realistic solar system simulation that lets you view planets and asteroids in glorious 3D.
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