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Subject and Topic:
- Physics - Astronomy
- Creator: Dana Peters
- Type: App
- Language: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese
- Platform: Android, iOS
- Price: Free
- Date Created:
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Planets
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.qcontinuum.planets&hl=en
Description:
‘Planets’ is a 3D guide to the solar system for aspiring astronomers, allowing users to understand more about the sky. The 2D view of the sky allow locating of planets with flat view, the 3D view of the sky make it easy to identify planets and constellations. The visibility function shows the time when planet are visible, you can locate yourself and find the stars above you. You can learn what the sky looks like at frequencies outside of the visible spectrum.
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[Top Ten] Powerful skywatching tool
The app has accurate location of stars in the sky, by switching on the location function of the mobile device, stars right above the device are detected and located. The 2D and 3D view enable users to understand the sky map. However, the sky map is the only function of the app.
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Tips for using the product
Users can turn on the location service to let the app obtain information about the stars right above the device.