SkEye | Astronomy

Editor's Review

Embark on an astronomical adventure with SkEye, the planetarium app that transforms your smartphone into a powerful tool for exploring the night sky! 🌌 Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or just beginning to look up, SkEye offers a wealth of features to help you identify stars, planets, and constellations with ease. 🔭

SkEye isn't just a planetarium; it also functions as a PUSHTO guide for telescopes, allowing you to align your telescope with celestial objects using your phone. Perfect for astronomy enthusiasts who want a hands-on experience! 🌠

Key Features:

• Time Machine: Travel through time to see the sky as it was or will be on any date. 🕰️
• Real-time Coordinates: Get precise Alt-Azimuth and Equatorial coordinates for any object in the sky. 🧭
• Extensive Catalogs: Explore Messier objects and a mini-NGC catalog with approximately 180 bright objects. 🌠
• Solar System: Track all 8 planets and the Galilean moons in real-time. 🪐
• Meteor Showers: Don't miss out on meteor showers like the Perseids, Geminids, and Leonids. ✨
• Night Mode: Protect your eyes with a special night mode for comfortable viewing in the dark. 🌙
• Search and Guide: Easily find celestial objects with a guiding arrow. 🔍
• Grids: Display Alt-Azimuth and Equatorial grids for better orientation. 🗺️
• PUSHTO Guidance: Use aligned mode to guide your telescope accurately. 🔭

Tips for Optimal Use:

• Calibrate the magnetic sensors by waving your phone in a figure-8 motion for improved accuracy.
• Delve deeper into advanced features by reading the documentation.
• Contribute to the app by helping with translations.

Permissions:

• Location: Needed to determine the accurate position of celestial objects based on your location. 📍
• Bluetooth: Required to support remote sensors for enhanced functionality. 📡

Features

• Time machine: jump to any date

• Real-time Alt-Azimuth coordinates

• Includes Messier objects catalog

• mini-NGC catalog with ~180 objects

• Solar system objects

• Meteor showers tracking

• Night Mode for comfortable viewing

• Search with guiding arrow

• Alt-Azimuth grid

• Aligned mode for PUSHTO guidance

Pros

• Explore the night sky with ease

• Use as a PUSHTO guide for telescopes

• Identify stars, planets, and constellations

• Track meteor showers and bright comets

• Access deep sky objects from Messier and NGC catalogs

Cons

• Requires calibration of magnetic sensors for accuracy

• mini-NGC catalog is a subset of bright objects