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I think Star Walk is up there in terms of top apps - most people I know have it installed on their phones and iPads. It's a sensational application.
by robconery 15y ago
I think Star Walk is up there in terms of top apps - most people I know have it installed on their phones and iPads. It's a sensational application.
- WA 15y agoDo you know how it works? I mean, how can the camera even see the stars? Usually, the lense must be open for quite a while to take a picture of the night sky, no?
- Robin_Message 15y agoI can guess GPS plus compass plus accelerometer is enough to know where it is and which way it is pointing. You're right it would be hard for the camera to see the stars.
- robconery 15y agoIt's not a camera - well not entirely :). It's a rendered star field that moves with your orientation in 3D space.
- palish 15y agoIt doesn't need a camera... iPhone knows your latitude and longitude --- your position on the surface of the Earth. It also knows the location of each star. Lastly, it knows which way your screen is pointing. That's all the knowledge that's needed in order to display a starfield on the screen.
- WA 15y agoThanks. I thought it would process the data on screen just like this augmented reality translation app (forgot the name). But this approach is really interesting. I need to check the app out :)
- hebejebelus 15y agoYou're thinking of Word Lens. http://questvisual.com/ http://questvisual.com/
- AdamTReineke 15y agoIt also knows the time of day (to figure out where your sky is pointing).