Star Walk 2: Stars and Planets for Android

11 things about Star Walk 2: Stars and Planets

1. ► What's up in the sky tonight? Open the "Visible Tonight" section of Star Walk 2 and quickly find out all upcoming astronomical events and celestial objects visible for your location.

2. Star Walk 2 is an exquisite stargazing app enabling you to explore the night sky through the screen of your device.

3. ‘Rapa Nui Stargazing’ based on Easter Island uses Star Walk 2 for sky observations during its astronomical tours.

4. ‘Nakai Resorts Group’ in the Maldives uses Star Walk 2 during astronomy meetings for its guests.

5. As you hold your phone up and point it towards the sky, the star map follows your motions using the built-in gyroscope to match the map on your screen to the stars seen from your location.

6. “For those who enjoy the original app, Star Walk 2 is worth the upgrade — the interface is gorgeous.

7. ► Star Walk 2 shows the real-time map of the sky on your screen in whatever direction you are pointing the device.

8. Star Walk 2 is the sequel to the original Star Walk, which is one of the most popular apps for stargazing.

9. The app taps your device’s sensors and the GPS to determine the exact position of stars, planets, constellations, comets, ISS, satellites, meteor showers, etc., in the night sky.

10. ► Find and study deep sky objects such as meteor showers, planetary nebulae, star clusters, etc.

11. ► Touching a clock-face icon at the upper-right corner of the screen allows you to select any date and time and watch the sky of different periods.