Sky Live: Heavens Above Viewer

Sky Live: Heavens Above Viewer

By Vito Technology Inc.

  • Category: Education
  • Release Date: 2013-09-19
  • Current Version: 1.2.4
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 69.34 MB
  • Developer: Vito Technology Inc.
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later.
Score: 4.58308
4.58308
From 8,757 Ratings

Description

Sky Live is a great app for planning the star observations and for making gorgeous photos of the starry night sky. Lots of astronomers and night sky photographers worldwide have chosen the app to help them in planning their nights out for watching stars, planets and constellations. All necessary info is available at once: what planets, bright stars and constellations will be above the horizon at night, what the weather is like, what the visibility score is, and much more. After setting the location you can check the stargazing index for the whole week ahead and learn the best time for the night out. The unique index for stargazing conditions is calculated hourly and renews each time you start the app. The index depends on the following criteria: - Weather forecast - Light Pollution - Visible objects - The Moonlight​ The Sky Live app works in pair with Star Walk 2 that means you can see the chosen object in the sky and check more info about its’ path through the night sky. Sky Live also has an Apple Watch extension to alert you of upcoming astronomical events and tell you what’s going on in the sky over your location at the moment, e.g. ISS flyby or bright Iridium flare. "For stargazers, Sky Live is exactly the app we've always needed to find out just how much of the stars we can see at night and when we'll be able to see our favourite constellations and planets." by Nathan Snelgrove, AppStorm.net. Stunning space photos combined with everything you need to know about stargazing conditions for your location tonight. Stargazer or not - this app will spark your curiosity. The most accurate hourly conditions for stargazing are estimated on seven criteria and summarized in one Stargazing Index that will give you all the information you need to make your plans. The formula was developed by a mathematician on the Star Walk team and takes into account: - Is there anything interesting in the sky tonight? - Can I see Saturn? - Is it going to be cloudy? - Is it going to rain? - Too much light? - Is the Moon too bright for stargazing? You will also get detailed reports on position and trajectory of the International Space Station, the Sun, the Moon, Jupiter and other planets. The forecast is available for seven days ahead.

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  • Jupiter Saturn December 21

    1
    By cowgurl70
    It did. It show nothing for sky very disappointed
  • Slow to update

    1
    By no name 0034
    Slow to update and not accurate
  • Where I am in the scheme of things

    4
    By Lindo Velarde
    Mm
  • Do Not Get! LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

    1
    By night sky shooter
    This app seems to be a nice looking, peek into the current conditions at your location, I’ll give it that. The BIGGEST HINDERANCE is that there is such limited searchable locations, it basically cripples the app. If you need to travel to “X” location (possibly hours away), but want to check star gazing, weather, and visibility conditions beforehand? Better make sure you’re only going to a location available on their list. Otherwise, you’ll find you cannot search for common towns, locations, areas, or even GPS coordinates and get their relative info (at least in the US, I have not tried other countries). This has issue has been reported by other users over a year ago and still has not been fixed. This one issue alone makes it NOT WORTH IT to get this app for the .99 cents it costs for the “pro” features, heck it makes it not worth it for the free one either. But I guess, in theory, if you’ve done research on other better apps/services and then, got on-location to view magnificent night skies, this would do a good job to tell you once you got there that you’ve got “great stargazing conditions.”
  • Disappointing

    1
    By Dave Puzz
    Not really. what I thought it would be. No realtime view of the cosmos or planets that I could find. Just some fake looking fixed wallpaper and scroll down to view graphs.
  • No chart?

    1
    By Philbilly48
    No star chart???
  • Doesn't open anymore!

    1
    By costarmania
    IPhone X with 14.2 app doesn't work.
  • It is good but missing something

    3
    By Singegd143
    I would add a zoom in and camera 📷 option so you could actually see space🌌🌠🌃
  • Cost $1 to even open/test the app.

    1
    By dirt4breakfast
    Nope
  • Fun

    5
    By Jos-wor
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