Experience our solar system and visit its planets with this digital 3D orrery. Just sit back and orbit the planets or even land on some of them while listening to soothing background musicFeatures:- Smooth camera navigation- Realistic planet radii (gas giants are proportionally downscaled) - Realistic orbital speeds- Explorable surfaces: Mercury, Venus, Moon, Mars- Wikipedia excerpts- Speed slider- Date input- Autopilot mode- Ambient music (optional)- Optional asteroid fields- Optional trails- Optional lens flare- Quality option- Portrait- and landscape support- Localized for english and german

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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

Cosmic-Watch

Discover the fascinating relation between time and the cosmos. Enjoy this interactive learning tool and understand the concept of the celestial sphere and the apparent movement of the sky. And its made in Switzerland (This App is currently only available in English) Compatiblity: Recommended: iPhone 4 or higher, iPad 3 or higherRequired: iPhone 3GS, iPad 3, iPod Touch 5Not Compatible with iPod Touch 4 and older

  • rating 4.61111
  • size 189 MB

Mars Globe HD

Take a tour of the mysterious Red Planet. This virtual globe combines a high-resolution satellite map with laser altimeter data and advanced topographic lighting to present the planet Mars as it appears from above. This HD version has slightly, not extremely, better resolution and rendering.

  • rating 4.53333
  • size 550 MB

Analemma

Analemma is a graphic description of the phenomenon of the Equation-of-Time. By using simple animations and graphics, the analemma can be readily understood.

  • size 198 MB

Moon Globe HD

Hold the Moon in your hands. Moon Globe HD turns your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad into a precision instrument for viewing Earths Moon. This HD version has slightly, not extremely, better resolution.

  • rating 4.75556
  • size 256 MB