SkyORB available for the iPhone Articles / Analysis, what's new etc... (News) Posted by execom_rt on Dec 29, 2009 - 05:28 AM SkyORB the famous 3D planetarium on PC and Mac is finally arrived, entirely redesigned for the iPhone ! SkyORB is more than a simple star map, it's a collection of 6 tools including a 3D star map, 3D planetarium, ephemeris, search engine, sun clock and more. Links: - App Store Link [1] - Developer site [2] SkyORB is based from V3X.net engine. It features a 3D interface, with OpenGL ES 1.1 and OpenGL 2.0 support, a search engine, a large catalog of stars, planets, current satellite (including current space shuttle missions) and let you choose see the actual sky from any point on Earth. SkyORB allows you to fine tune your observation location (and orientation with digital compass if available) with automatic detection from GPS (or entering the longitude, latitude and altitude). Information like sunset and sunrise are computed as well as moonrise and moonset and full / new moon dates. SkyORB is *free* of charge and you can upgrade to the premium version directly from the application using the In App Purchase. This article comes from AstroTips.com - Astronomy Software and Amateur Observation Resources   http://astrotips.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://astrotips.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=156 Links in this article   [1] http://linktoapp.com/skyorb   [2] http://www.realtech-vr.com/skyorb