Stellarium Plus - Star Map 1.12.5

Reviews

5 ★, on 2020-07-13
I had used the PC version of Stellarium years ago, and always found it to be overwhelming. I just bought this Android version to find the passing comet, and am amazed at how easy it is to use. The only thing that took me a while to figure out is how to get it to follow my phone again after zooming in - you just aim the phone straight up (this fact was probably shown in some tutorial box that I ignored...)

3 ★, on 2019-09-06
Love how much information the app contains and the various cultures that can be used when viewing the night skies. Not happy with how off the system is however. Everytime I want to use the app it asks me to calibrate and I go through the motions but it doesn't work. The progression count stays at 0% no matter how much figure 8 I move it in. It probably has something to do with the calibration not correct but the app is off by about half a cardinal direction. This could be amazing if not for this

5 ★, on 2019-08-15
Amazing App! I initially had an issue with the app not calibrating properly and I contacted the developer. Fabien quickly returned my email and had me reboot my phone and recalibrate and the problem was solved! I use the app to locate objects for astrophotography and it is a necessity! Love the detailed photos of the deep space objects, the actual live tracking of satellites, the seemingly infinite database of information on almost every object in the night sky imaginable, etc, etc... I have used a multitude of different astronomy apps and nothing comes close to Stellarium. Highly recommend. Get it now!!!

3 ★, on 2023-05-19
Great Information, except the letters are too small to read unless you make the phone brighter, the process of which blasts your night vision. I find the 'upgraded" version (in the past year, I think) much more difficult to use. I can't figure out how to see several constellations in relation to each other. They fade away if you point a slightly different direction.

5 ★, on 2022-10-08
This is a great app for anyone interested in learning about astronomy. As some others have pointed out, I've had a little trouble with calibration, but it does work eventually. I also had the problem of the phone screen not tracking anymore when changing menu settings until it is pointed straight up, which isn't a big deal just annoying. I know quite a bit about astronomy but not much about constellations. This helped me learn much more about them. Great app and worth buying to support.

3 ★, on 2022-12-01
Very good app but Very difficult to use on a phone, at night, in the dark. Hard to describe in detail (would need about half an hour and a lot of screenshots with text added), but if you've used it extensively as an active amateur astronomer, you know what I mean. I hope it is continuously improved, because I like it a lot. It also doesn't have Thousands of deep sky objects that should be here, considering the very deep level of coverage that Is there now and what is typically shown on atlases.