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- Price: Purchase $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows Mobile
- Date added: December 20, 2003
- Total Downloads: 3
- Downloads last week: 1
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From Nomad Electronics :is a high accuracy star chart and guide to the heavens for Windows Mobile Smartphones. Based on the award winning version for Pocket PC's, Pocket Stars Smartphone combines rich capabilities with simple and quick navigation. Pocket Stars SP is a portable astronomy reference for casual stargazers and astronomers alike. Star Chart Features 9110 stars from the Bright Star Catalog 82 Constellations Solar system bodies with images and data Messier and Caldwell Objects Orbital paths for inner solar system bodies Black, white, and red star chart colors Polar and zenith grids Search and scroll to constellation, body, star, or Messier objects. Manual or automatic control of star magnitudes. Overall, these features give great control of visual clutter given the limited screen real estate on the Smartphone. Black, white, and red star chart colors for normal, bright, and night viewing conditions, respectively. Chart can be rotated to any of the 8 compass points and also flipped along the North - South axis. This allows the either overhead (East and West reversed) or non-overhead (East and West normal) viewing. User location set by clicking on map, city selection, or by entering Latitude and Longitude. Chart can be "live, realtime", or static for any user selected time. Core positional calculation routines based on "Novas" (Naval Observatory Vector Astrometry Subroutines Version 2.0.1) from the US Naval Observatory. Star data is from the Bright Star Catalog (5th Revised Edition), comprising the 9110 brightest stars using J2000 equatorial positions and the International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF). Corrections are performed for proper motions and parallax. Planet ephemeris data from Jet Propulsion Laboratory using the DE405 database. DE405 is JPL's latest planetary ephemeris with correction for both nutations and librations. DE405 uses the J2000 International Celestial Reference Frame (ICRF). The portion of this database provided with Pocket Stars covers the years CE 2000 to CE 2020. Other ephemeris date ranges are available for download.Other Features Rise, set, and meridian times for all solar system bodies Lunar Phase calendar Images and physical data for planets, moon and suninformation The trial version is fully functional for a period of 15 days. After this demo period elapses, some capabilities are disabled unless registered. A registration code enabling permanent full functionality will be mailed immediately upon purchase.Logo certified by QualityLogic and signed by GeoTrust. Program updates are free for registered users.Accurate, fast, fun!
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- Average user rating: 5.0 stars out of 5 votes
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Version: Pocket Stars SP
"Great content! Great usability!"
Summary: Full star, planet, sun, moon, Messier and Caldwell objects, names, constellations, orbits, you name it. Easy options for viewing each of the above or not to clean up the view. Easy location and time selection for northern or southern hemisphere v... read more >>
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Version: Pocket Stars SP
Summary: I am a weekend astronomer, and have used several PC version of astronomy software and used the PDA version of this model previously. The windows mobile version is especially well designed for a small screen. Does not have all the bells and whistles... read more >>
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Version: Pocket Stars SP
Summary: Excellent program and the developer (Jay) is also excellent with support. Highly Recommend.
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Version: Pocket Stars SP
Summary: I started out with Pocket Stars on my Mpx200. I have since upgaded to a Voq Professional and Pocket Stars runs just great on this SmartPhone operating on the 2003 OS. No matter where I am I can know the beautifull starfield before me. This is one o... read more >>
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Version: Pocket Stars SP
Summary: Downloaded the Trial. Well Written with a great user interface and graphics. A must have for the Astronomy Enthusiast or even the causual star gazer (like me).
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