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?
Dunno; it was on the demo unit. Check the iTunes Store.
How much did the program cost?
It is $5.00 (well... $4.99 actually ... :-) ...).
And talking about Starry Night... I've got that, too, and it's probably the best one out there. I've got the Starry Night Pro and it's great!
By the way, there are some "star chart programs" on the iPhone, too -- that are free. And they're great for just identifying some simple stars if you're out and around.
That's one of the great things about the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad... not everything costs money and it's still a good app, anyway (even being free). And when they do cost some money -- they are pretty darned cheap.
That reminds me of an article done where Microsoft was criticizing the Apple App Store saying that their problem was that the apps were way too cheap -- and that's a bad thing ... doncha know ... LOL ... Apparently, Microsoft was going to "correct the problem" with theirs and make sure that the apps were more expensive ... :-)