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Is there anything like (formerly) Google Skymap that works? In the "good old days", Skymap was my goto to answer the question "what is that point of light in th

by cheez 7y ago

Is there anything like (formerly) Google Skymap that works? In the "good old days", Skymap was my goto to answer the question "what is that point of light in the sky?" The most recent versions of Skymap don't seem to work for me _at all_. I have to use the manual orientation.

simcop2387 7y ago
Kstars might fit your needs, https://edu.kde.org/kstars/ https://edu.kde.org/kstars/
- cheez 7y ago
  Nice! But Google Skymap is for mobile and its key benefit was that I could literally point at the point of light I was looking at with the phone and get a good guess as to what it was. KStars looks like a desktop app. Also... Making me yearn to get back into backyard astronomy.
  - _ZeD_ 7y ago
    kstars is on android too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kstars.lite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kstars...
    - cheez 7y ago
      Awesome will check it out.
AnonymousPlanet 7y ago
I got it from F-Droid and it works just like always for me. Maybe your phone lacks a necessary sensor. When I was shopping for a phone lately I noticed that there are still fairly expensive phones lacking a compass or a gyroscope, sometimes depending on the region they are sold.
- cheez 7y ago
  I don't think that's the case for me but I'm not sure how I'd check. What phone are you using with fdroid?
pmontra 7y ago
SkyEye https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.skeye https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.sk...
- cheez 7y ago
  Hey this looks great!
jcurbo 7y ago
I can't speak for Android but on iOS there are several apps that can do this. Pocket Universe and SkySafari are two I use frequently.
btgeekboy 7y ago
On iOS, I use SkyView. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skyview/id404990064 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skyview/id404990064
- kissickas 7y ago
  Same on Android. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyviewfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyvie... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyview https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyvie...
  - cheez 7y ago
    Excellent suggestion!

by cheez 7y ago

simcop2387 7y ago

Kstars might fit your needs, https://edu.kde.org/kstars/ https://edu.kde.org/kstars/

cheez 7y ago
Nice! But Google Skymap is for mobile and its key benefit was that I could literally point at the point of light I was looking at with the phone and get a good guess as to what it was. KStars looks like a desktop app. Also... Making me yearn to get back into backyard astronomy.
- _ZeD_ 7y ago
  kstars is on android too: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kstars.lite https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kde.kstars...
  - cheez 7y ago
    Awesome will check it out.

AnonymousPlanet 7y ago

I got it from F-Droid and it works just like always for me. Maybe your phone lacks a necessary sensor. When I was shopping for a phone lately I noticed that there are still fairly expensive phones lacking a compass or a gyroscope, sometimes depending on the region they are sold.

cheez 7y ago
I don't think that's the case for me but I'm not sure how I'd check. What phone are you using with fdroid?

pmontra 7y ago

SkyEye https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.skeye https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.sk...

cheez 7y ago
Hey this looks great!

jcurbo 7y ago

I can't speak for Android but on iOS there are several apps that can do this. Pocket Universe and SkySafari are two I use frequently.

btgeekboy 7y ago

On iOS, I use SkyView. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skyview/id404990064 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/skyview/id404990064

kissickas 7y ago
Same on Android. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyviewfree https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyvie... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyview https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.t11.skyvie...
- cheez 7y ago
  Excellent suggestion!