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Vortex Planetarium Alternatives

Vortex Planetarium Alternatives

Vortex Planetarium

Vortex Planetarium - Discover the sky.

The most comprehesive, fully featured Planetarium on Android.

Used by amateur astronomers and armchair observers alike, Vortex Planetarium offers a window to the skies in stunning detail.

Features

Augmented Reality (with camera support)

Hold your device to the sky and see an accurate representation of the stars and planets. If your device has a rear facing camera, experience true augmented reality with our sky map overlayed onto the real world! A unique experience not found in any other Android planetarium.

Location

View the sky from any location - Use GPS, Network Provider or our powerful search feature? to show you the night sky at your current location, or even the other side of the world.

Time slider

Using our inovative time slider, you can see how the skies looked at any point in time, with fine control over the abilty to rewind, or fast-forward time. Select an object and watch it's motion as it rises and falls.

Huge object database

With over 20,000 objects to discover, you wont run out of things to search for! Included are

* All major and minor planets in our Solar System including all major moons.
* 88 constellations
* 110 Messier objects
* 109 Caldwell objects
* Full Revised NGC-IC catalog (Over 14,000 objects)
* More than 9000 stars
* Meteor showers

Combined with our powerful search, you will never be far away from any one of these objects!

Facts and figures

To compliment the staggering number of objects available, we have made available concise facts and information about the majority of them, with detailed ephemeris and figures for all. You will learn something new with each and every object in the sky!

Events

Discover, at the touch of a button, upcoming celestial events such as eclipses, conjunctions, moon phases, season changes and much more. With the ability to add these events to your device calendar you'll never miss these sometimes once in a lifetime events again!

Best Vortex Planetarium Alternatives

Looking for other Vortex Planetarium-like programs? We've rounded up our favorites Vortex Planetarium alternatives. Try any one of these fan favorites to see if they'll support your system and meet your specific needs.

SkyORB

SkyORB

FreemiumMacAndroidiPhoneWindows RTAndroid TabletWindows PhoneiPadApple Watch

SkyORB is more than a simple star map, it's a collection of 7 tools including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris, search engine, sun clock, point to sky...

Features:

  • Augmented Reality
  • Education

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