Welcome to NightSkyII - a hand held observatory including music player to help with those long nights star gazing. NightSky is a comprehensive simulation of the celestial sphere uniquely providing 5 views both in landscape and portrait screen modes:

• Equatorial - view the whole sky in one go,
• Polar view of Northern hemisphere stars,
• Polar view of Southern hemisphere stars,
• Sky - the visible sky directly above day or night.
• Horizon - unique view of the sky you would see by directly looking at the horizon.

Other features include:

• Navigate the NightSky using your finger, GPS or built in Compass,
• Constellation selection screens,
• Named Object database,
• Zodiac symbol display,
• Moon phase calendar,
• Real-time display of Sun, Moon and the Major planets including distance and astronomical position,
• Acquire Position and Time from the iPhone's built in GPS,
• Select your position using Google maps.
• Track what you can see in the sky by slaving Horizon view to your GPS or compass heading,
• Scale lines for Horizon, Ecliptic and Galactic Equator.
• Real-time data calculation - no need for remote data access.
• Setup and control iPod playlist from the main screens.
• Observation emailer.

System Requirements

iPod touch, iPhone 3G for GPS or iPhone 3GS for compass.