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Name: King of Math |
Rating Originality: Usability and Ease of Access: Support and Documentation: Usefulness and Functionality: Value for Money: Replay Value: Overall: | 1 / 5 4.5 / 5 4 / 5 3.5 / 5 2 / 5 3 / 5 3 / 5 | King of Math Screenshots |
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Google Play (Free): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.skeye
Google Play (Pro): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.skeyepro
Google Play (Pro): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lavadip.skeyepro
Summary: SkEye Astronomy is a free sky map and planetarium app for android. What sets it apart from other similar apps is that it was built with the amateur astronomer in mind. It has useful features both for the most inexperienced stargazers to the most avid amateur astronomers.
Basic Features:
- Automatic satellite-linked location finder
- Automatic and manual scrolling
- Enormous database of 1600 stars, planets, constellations, NGCs, and messier objects
- Straightforward search to see where any database object is in the sky
- Remaining phone battery displayed in-app
- Accidental exit prevention (asks before quitting)
- Multiple color schemes to preserve night vision
Advanced Features:
- Doubles as a Push-To telescope guidance system
- Real-time coordinates and Field of View: Right Ascension, Declination, Hour Angle, and Altitude, Azimuth coordinates with corresponding grids
- Star and galaxy magnitude and apparent size
- Time Machine feature to view planetary positions, lunar phases, meteor showers, etc.
- Indirect star alignment calibration
- Magnetic field warnings
- Customizable sensor input: Magnetometer, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope
Pro Features:
- Renders all stars up to magnitude 10 (Free only renders up to mag. 8)
- Has complete NGC and IC catalogs (Free has about 200 objects)
- Satellite and Comet data added to database
Basic Features:
- Automatic satellite-linked location finder
- Automatic and manual scrolling
- Enormous database of 1600 stars, planets, constellations, NGCs, and messier objects
- Straightforward search to see where any database object is in the sky
- Remaining phone battery displayed in-app
- Accidental exit prevention (asks before quitting)
- Multiple color schemes to preserve night vision
Advanced Features:
- Doubles as a Push-To telescope guidance system
- Real-time coordinates and Field of View: Right Ascension, Declination, Hour Angle, and Altitude, Azimuth coordinates with corresponding grids
- Star and galaxy magnitude and apparent size
- Time Machine feature to view planetary positions, lunar phases, meteor showers, etc.
- Indirect star alignment calibration
- Magnetic field warnings
- Customizable sensor input: Magnetometer, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope
Pro Features:
- Renders all stars up to magnitude 10 (Free only renders up to mag. 8)
- Has complete NGC and IC catalogs (Free has about 200 objects)
- Satellite and Comet data added to database
Rating: I rate the SkEye Astronomy app overall a 4.7 out of 5 based on the following criteria:
Usability and Ease of Access: 4.5 / 5 Support and Documentation: 4 / 5 Usefulness and Functionality: 5 / 5 Value for Money (Free): 5 / 5 Accuracy of Content: 5 / 5 |
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Educational Potential: SkEye's primary strength lies in amateur observational astronomy.
It can be used to learn the constellations and the night sky, basic information about stars, and the locations of other celestial objects. SkEye can also be used to help beginners to using a telescope make better use of their skills by facilitating the search for interesting objects to look at. |
Video Walkthrough of SkEye
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Glossary: (Mouse over for definitions)
Constellations
NGCs
Messier Objects
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