Astronomy
Apps
APOD VIEWER
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apodviewer-astronomy-picture/id292538105?mt=8
Displays “Astronomy Picture of the Day”
images
ASTROCK
http://itunes.apple.com/app/astrock-astronomical-clock/id328998293?mt=8
or
http://spoledge.com/en/mobile-devices/astrock.html
An astronomical
clock that keeps track of the positions of the Moon and planets, plus sunrise,
sunset, etc.
ASTRONOMY WHEREISIT
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bt.whereisit&hl=en
Calculates altitude & azimuth from RA
& Dec; has catalog of well-known objects
ASTRO TOOLS
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rafdev.astrotoolsalpha1&hl=en
A basic planisphere
app for which you can download an optional catalog of an additional 2.5 million
stars
AU: The Solar System
http://orb11.com/software/au/
or http://itunes.apple.com/app/au-the-solar-system-on-sale/id307029626?mt=8
Animation lets you move through the solar
system; contains information and links on for each world and each planetary
mission
CASSINI
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cassini/id450219408?mt=8#
Images from the mission to Saturn and
information about what the spacecraft is doing currently
COSMOCALC
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cosmocalc/id334569654?mt=8
Cosmological distance calculator, where you
put in the cosmological framework and parameters you prefer and it converts red
shift to distances or a lookback time
CRATER SIZE XL
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cratersizexl/id369535286?mt=8
Lets you put in the parameters of a colliding
asteroid or comet and a target world, and then calculates the size of the
crater produced
DEEP SKY BROWSER
http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dss-browser/id368881403?mt=8
or http://www.astrodevices.com/products/DSSBrowser/
Provides information about and sky position
for about 50,000 objects, including Messier, NGC, Caldwell objects and the
Digital Sky Survey
EMERALD OBSERVATORY
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/emerald-observatory-for-ipad/id364904759?mt=8/or
http://emeraldsequoia.com/eo/index.htm
lA beautiful astronomical clock, moon phase indicator, day-night map, orrery, eclipse simulator, and more
ESO Top 100 (European Southern Observatory)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eso-top-100/id426912449?mt=8/
A collection of images from large telescopes
at the European Southern Observatory, with captions and music
EXOPLANET
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/exoplanet/id327702034?mt=8
Regularly updated database of all known extrasolar planets, with background information,
visualizations and more
GALAXY COLLIDER
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/galaxy-collider/id301086225?mt=8
A simulator for colliding galaxies
GALAXY ZOO (Zooniverse)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/galaxy-zoo/id363499733?mt=8
or http://www.galaxyzoo.org/iphone
Users can help classify galaxies in images
from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Google Sky Map
http://google.com/mobile/skymap
Shows you what is in the sky or lets you
select a planet or deep-sky object and find where it is
GO SAT WATCH
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gosatwatch-satellite-tracking/id300546718?mt=8
Shows real time location of earth-orbiting
satellites in the sky and can follow their orbits
GO STARGAZE
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go-stargaze/id380833895?mt=8
Regularly updated database of astronomy clubs
and their public events -- such as star parties -- in the US
GRAIL
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grail/id459858462?mt=8
Provides updated information on the twin
probes measuring the gravity field of the Moon; will provide images from a
student-run Moon-Cam
GRAVLENSHD
http://itunes.apple.com/md/app/gravlenshd/id318275930?mt=8
Simulate gravitational lensing
phenomena, and show how we get the multiple images and arcs shown in Hubble
Space Telescope images
HUBBLESITE
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hubblesite/id416759844?mt=8
A gallery of Hubble Space Telescope images as
wall-paper, plus information about and from the HST
HUBBLE TOP 100 (European
Southern Observatory)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hubble-top-100/id426922803?mt=8
Slide show of 100 Hubble images,
set to music, with links to captions
The Invisible Universe
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lbi.iu
Done with the assistance of Hubble Fellow
Joshua Peek -- currently at Columbia -- this unusual app lets you point your
device and see not the visible but non-visible images of the sky above you
JUPITER ATLAS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ju[iter-atlas/id352033947?mt=8
Displays position and globes (with features)
of Jupiter and its four Galilean moons
KEPLER
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kepler/id430616551?mt=8
Updated list of extra-solar planets
discovered by the Kepler mission, plus background information and visualization
Living Earth
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/living-earth-hd-world-clock/id379869627?mt=8
Shows a nice Earth globe with the weather
based on satellite data; also a world clock, alarm; calculates sunrise and
sunset for each city
MARS ATLAS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mars-atlas/id303482394?mt=8
Explore a globe of Mars with 1600 named
features
MARS GLOBE
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mars-globe/id324185998?mt=8
Also shows a globe of Mars where you can zoom
in on features
MERCURY ATLAS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mercury-atlas/id347553216?mt=8
A globe of Mercury, where you can zoom in and
explore features
MESSIER LIST
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/messier-list/id364899443?mt=8
Descriptions, positions, and photos of Messier’s list of nebulae, clusters, and galaxies
MOON
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon./id409619991?mt=8
Gives lunar phase, rise and set times,
azimuth and altitude, and distance for current or any time
MOON ATLAS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon-atlas/id302171459?mt=8
Explore a 3-D globe of the Moon, showing
phases, libration, features, landing sites, etc.
MOON GLOBE
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moon-globe/id333180321?mt=8
or http://midnightmartian.com/MoonGlobe
Another program to view the Moon from Earth
or as a spinning globe with features and other information
MOON PHASE PRO
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.daylightmap.moon.pro.android&hl=en
or http://daylightmap.com
Shows phases on a Moon globe and information
for the present time, or for any time or location you choose; can also make
moon-phase calendars
NASA APP HD
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-app/id334325516?mt=8
or https://market.android.com/details?id=gov.nasa
or http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/iphone/nasa_app_hd.html
Download updated NASA information: Launches,
mission status reports, “Astronomy Picture of the Day”, NASA TV live-stream
video, etc
NASA TELEVISION
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nasa-television/id434439506?mt=8
Live or on-demand TV programming from NASA’s
TV channel
NIGHT SKETCH
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/night-sketch/id325894443?mt=8/
A very basic planisphere
program, but one that lets you connect stars to make
your own constellation figures
PLANETFACTS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planetfacts-plus/id335836069?mt=8
Catalog of information about the bodies in
the solar system, with maps to show scale
SATURN ATLAS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/saturn-atlas/id352038051?mt=8
Current views of Saturn and 7 of its moons, with globes of the moons that show
features
SKY SAFARI
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skysafari-lite/id321419308?mt=8
or http://www.southernstars.com/
Awesome planisphere
app that shows the sky above your device, has catalog of thousands of objects;
comes in regular and lite versions
SKY WEEK
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/s-t-skyweek/id398252674mt=8/
Interactive version of the magazine’s “This
Week’s Sky at a Glance”; helps plan your observing program; shows sky for your
location, has zoomable star maps
SOLAR DYNAMICS OBSERVATORY
https://Market.android.com/details?id=com.astra.solarapp&feature=seach_result/ View video and images of the sun from the SDO
satellite
SOLAR MAX
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ghostleopard.solar&hl=en/
Shows images of the Sun from the SOHO
satellite
SOLAR WALK
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/solar-walk-3d-solar-system/id347546771?mt=8
Dynamic solar system model that you can fly
through or show for any date, with movie mode and music, and 3-D TV capability
if you have 3-D glasses
SPACE JUNK
https://market.android.com/details?id=us.xyzw.star3map&hl=en
Shows position of International Space Station
and other artificial satellites in the sky for your location, shows background
of constellations and planets, or an earth view.
STAR & PLANET FINDER
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-planet-finder/id361753588?mt=8
Select a celestial object and this app will
help you find it using a pointer; planets are free, stars are available for a
small fee
STAR CHARTS BY WIL TIRION
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/star-charts-by-wil-tirion/id411822062?mt=8
18 charts based on an atlas by a respected
celestial cartographer
STELLARIUM
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stellarium/id382624365?mt=8
A version of the popular open-source planisphere program
3D SUN (Tony Phillips)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app//3d-sun/id347089078?mt=8
or http://3dsun.org/ Lets you manipulate a Sun model based on
STEREO spacecraft images; has phone alerts if there are major updates, such as
large solar flares or northern lights
Variable Red Screen Light $0.99
VARIABLE STAR
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/variable-stars/id405791918?mt=8
Searchable catalog of over 183,000 variable
stars, with educational materials from the American Association of Variable Star
Observers
VENUS ATLAS
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/venus-atlas/id317310503?mt=8
3D globe of Venus with over 2000 features
shown; shows the phase of Venus from your location
WHERE IS IO
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dague.astro&hl=en
Presents a graph of the current positions of the Galilean moons, rise
and set times for planets, and information about solar system objects