The Night Sky is an engaging app will allow you to view the stars, planets, galaxies, constellations and satellites from any location in the world no matter where you are.
Here's an example - you are in Los Angeles but want to know what The Night Sky in Australia looks like. No problem with The Night Sky, just position the globe over Australia, flick to star view and view the Australian sky! This will work anywhere in the world.
The Night Sky does this by using its high resolution map of the sky and location data that you provide. It then places you in a 3D sphere and allows you to look around it's totally accurate virtual Night Sky.
This special Mac edition for OS X Lion allows you to make The Night Sky expand to full screen. A great new feature as everything gets out of the way so it's just you and the sky.
So if you want to gaze up at the sky no matter where you are in the world, just load up The Night Sky on your Mac and prepare to be amazed.
NOTE: To buy The Night Sky via the App Store, an Apple account is required.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· Bug fixes and accuracy improvements.
· Clear labelling of the International Space Station.
· Blue location services dot to represent your current selected location in the 3D globe.