Starmap HD

I pay for this app , didn;t work exactly what is say, i hope they can give me my oney bck ... its very expensive...

While I agree that the interface could be better, the latest version is much better than the previous one. It is definitely difficult to jam all of features of this app on to the screen in a consistent interface. I still press the wrong thing or get "lost" not knowing how to get back to where I want to go. That said, I don't think I'll be using my telescope without this app nearby. I can't say that for any of the other astronomy apps I've used. For live observation, the map, telrad finder and eyepiece view are the killer features. Using the eyepiece view, I was able to observe the Coma cluster with my 10" Dob. I wouldn't have known I was looking in the right place had I not been able to confirm with the eyepiece view. Once I did, a bit of careful observation revealed the very faint clusters of galaxies. I'm hoping for continued improvements to make this an even better companion for visual observing.

cumbersome, slow, buggy: menu with a million unintuitive buttons, planisphere will move on its own for no reason or if u briefly touch one of the ipad's edge, press one of the 30 or so buttons it might take some time to load, moving from telescope mode to planisphere mode takes time, button pressing and patience, they need to hire someone to test the product. i wish i could return it and get my money back. better alternatives are: skyvoyager for more detail or starwalk for less. if u r starting in astronomy go w. starwalk, fabulous interface. they also make planet walk that is just as intuitive, fast, and worth the money.

Needs settings to switch viewing orientation. Many reports of concave vs. convex sphere projection issues are true. This may not be a problem for experienced astronomers, but it is very confusing for beginning enthusiasts like myself. After searching through all settings, I resorted to having to hold my iPad over my head to find the constellations I was looking for. Too bad this is so frustrating because I absolutely LOVE everything else about this app. An easy Five-star app if it simply had a setting to switch the viewing orientation.

Not sure how useful unless you are an astronomer, but it is fun to take outside at night. Much better than reading the star tracking news in the paper. Good for impressing non-iPad users. In fact, this app was recommended by an Apple instructor.

Day 2 and eventually got what I wanted more or less. Will take another trank tomorrow and see if I can find a horizon instead of a big round ball of stars etc. But I still gotta say I like the simple iPhone version a lot better. Day 7. Stopped working. iPhone version still great. If you want to see what is up there by pointing - use your iPhone and a magnifying glass.

This appears to be full of bugs. I was really excited to see the eyepiece view that is supposed to invert the display to resemble the actual view in the telescope. This doesn't work. It appears to resemble the magnification and FOV of my selected eyepiece but the field is not inverted as seen in the eyepiece. When pinching or spreading the display, the view will suddenly jump to a completely different position in the sky. When tapping on objects to display the names, the app often gets stuck on that object and displays the same information no matter what is tapped. Another wired thing, I just centered Venus in the east, then started spreading the display to magnify Venus, but instead of getting larger, it kept shrinking, and eventually completely disappeared. This would be hands down the best astronomy app out there if it actually worked as it should. ****** UPDATE Did figure out the eyepiece inversion. You have to swipe the display horizontal or vertical. The jumping around appears to be because the program only updates the movement of the sky only every 10 or 15 seconds. You got to be kidding me.

The latest version is "improved" with fuzzy stars and all-uppercase common star names - a step backwards in my opinion, "fixing" things that weren't broken. Please, either take these "features" out or give us a way to configure them, allowing us to choose.