Planet Wheel
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | $1.99 | Virtix Ltd | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
The Planet Wheel app is an interactive version of the popular service on the Electronic Sky Website, with a host of extra features to help you find your way around the Solar System.
Use the Planet Wheel to:
- Quickly identify a planet in the sky
- Check the location and visibility of the planets, or the Moon
- Locate Solar System objects on a starmap
- Look back or forward in time up in a range of two hundred years
- See which constellations are most visible
- Check the Moon's phase
Planet Wheel Features:
- The main Planet Wheel display gives you a simple way of checking which planets are visible, and the best time of night to look for them.
- The Starmap feature maps the planets against the background of stars, and also shows you which constellations are visible at any time of year.
- Both the Planet Weel and Starmap views include animated displays: hold down the animation buttons to watch the Sun, Moon and planets travel across the sky, forwards or backwards in time.
- See the positions of the planets for any date and time from 1900 to 2100.
- The Planet Wheel provides full access to online resources on the Electronic Sky Website.
Reviews
Planet wheel
Rod496
Terrible. Does not work correctly. Does not update with time changes. Gives no relevant information for finding anything. I want my $.99 back!!!
Planet Wheel problems
Stargazer Guy
This appears to be a handy tool for viewing objects in the night sky. However it shows the sky as if you lived half way around the world! By always adjusting the clock 6 hours it works but is annoying. If there was a way to adjust it or get a reply from the creators this would be a nice app.
Great App
FCBrown00
I rated this app back in May 2011 and gave it one star. It has since then undergone an upgrade. It now works perfectly. I can see what is up at a glance. Very nice app.
Artist
Erick Dee
Great app! Really helps to wrap one's head around the turning earth! Wish it had real-time planisphere though. Which app is that?
Very nice app!
SeeAstro
Really well done app. Nice visuals and great interface. Moving forward one day at a time is very helpful. Slick
