They can swipe left or right without a hassle, zoom in to check specific areas in detail, tap on any sky object that captures their interest, and read plenty of valuable information. When pointing their devices towards the sky, users get the chance to identify planets, constellations, stars, comets, artificial satellites, and more in just a few seconds. It has a beautifully-designed interface and provides lots of assets in the free version, along with some extra benefits available only after upgrading to a premium plan. Amazon will tell you if it will work with your registered device.The application addresses people of all ages who want to expand their astronomy knowledge. To tell if an app works for your Fire HD or other Android device registered to your Amazon account, click on the above link and look on the right side of the web page. These apps are compatible with the original Fire and with my Fire HDXs. I used the GPS option and it quickly found my location.ġ18 of 153 reviews are four stars and above. One of the first things you'll want to do is set your location in the settings. You can access the settings in the app by touching the gear in the lower right hand corner and then tapping on the wrench with star on the left side. For more information on using the app, you may want to go to the app's Wiki: There's also a downloadable user's guide. It's hampered by a lack of tutorial within the app, unfortunately. This app does not automatically orient itself depending on which way you face, you'll have to manually move it if you're going to look at the night sky. You can turn on star, constellation and planet names, and also lines or art to show the constellations. Press and hold on an icon to see what it does, or just tap on them to experiment. To return to the home screen, tap somewhere outside of the time controls. You can return to the current time by tapping on the downward pointing button. (If you don't see the time, tap somewhere on the lower part of the screen.) Tapping repeatedly on the fast forward button will change the speed at which it advances. You can fast forward to night time by tapping on the time shown in the lower left hand corner. This is an attractive sky map that will show you the sky at your current time of day (which is daylight right now, here).
Today's Free App of the Day is Stellarium Mobile Sky Map
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