I just played with an iPad running Star Traveller over lunch. It has an awesome mode where you hold the iPad up in the direction of the sky you’re interested in, and between compass, GPS and accelerometer it shows you the stars you’ll see in that direction. Given that kind of interface, I wonder how long until iP* Google Earth does the same with Street View: indicate a spot on the map (including where you are right now), and you could use Street View as a VR/augmented-reality window to look around where you want to explore.
It has an awesome mode where you hold the iPad up in the direction of the sky you’re interested in, and between compass, GPS and accelerometer it shows you the stars you’ll see in that direction.
Is this the program you're talking about?
Just wondering, as it sounds real cool ... :-)
That sounds really cool.
I have a program on my PC that is similar, It’s called Starry night.
Of course since my PC has no GPS i have to manually enter in my coordinants.
but it shows the sky around my house and every star, galaxy, etc thats out there.
Really neat. i’ve used it for years.
Being able to lift the I-pad up in the general direction and see what the stars are that you are looking at sounds awesome.
How much did the program cost?
Google SkyMap is one of my favorite programs. Hold it up and the map shows you exactly which stars you are looking at. Type in a sky feature and the indicator guides you right to it in the sky.
Must look even better with the big screen.