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Astronomy Now Magazine

Since 1987, Astronomy Now magazine has been essential reading for astronomers in the UK and around the world. Each month, the magazine contains features, reviews, news and practical guides on all aspects of astronomy, from the latest scientific discoveries to advice for those discovering the night sky for the first time. Free trials are only available to new subscribers.

Triatlas

The Triatlas app contains the most detailed, speedy star chart available for smartphones and tablets - Stars up to mag 12.6- Galaxies up to mag 15.5 (PGC). 37000 in total - 1200 planetary nebulae- 1800 open clusters, all globulars- Others: SH-2, RCW,LDN / Barnard - Double stars whose main star is brighter than 11th magnitude (35,000 double stars)- Variable stars whose maximum reaches the 12.5 magnitude (29,000 variable stars)PLUS:- Flexible Night vision mode- Landscape-portrait mode- Flip and mirror (Supporting telescope orientation)- Chart-to-chart navigation using the black corners. Used with permission.

  • size 486 MB

P-Track Satellite Viewer

P-Track displays near real-time Satellite position, track, health, and coverage information on a 3-D interactive globe. Full retina display is supported for both iPhone and iPad. P-Track now supports position, track, velocity, and flyby information for the following Amateur Satellites:ALMASAT-1RAX-2SRMSATJUGNUUWE-2BEESATKKS-1 (KISEKI)STARS (KUKAI)HAMSATJAS 2ITAMSATOSCAR 11 (UoSAT 2)OSCAR 7Many new features to come - I hope you enjoy this App

  • size 32.6 MB

JupiterMoons

JupiterMoons is your essential guide to observing the king of planets whenever Jupiter reigns over the night sky. Sky & Telescopes app helps you locate Jupiters four largest moons and time transits of the Great Red Spot with an easy-to-use interface. Please note: this application is designed to work in landscape orientation only so that you may view Jupiter, the Great Red Spot, and the Galilean satellites at their best.

  • size 41.7 MB

SoHO Viewer

SoHO Viewer is a simple application for downloading and displaying the latest images taken by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SoHO).It includes push notifications so you can be notified by a badge on the application when new images are available. It was quoted as one of the ten best free applications to have on your iphone if you like stargazing: http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/112210-free-iphone-stargazing-apps.htmlIt appears in Mars 2015 edition of Sky And Telescope, page 70.Images are courtesy of SOHO consortium. SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.If you had like to see images taken by Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) please use the SDO Viewer application.

  • size 2.2 MB