SkySafari 7 Pro

SkySafari 7 Pro

By Simulation Curriculum Corp.

  • Category: Reference
  • Release Date: 2021-11-04
  • Current Version: 7.6.6
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 2.36 GB
  • Developer: Simulation Curriculum Corp.
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 14.1 or later.
Score: 4.66976
4.66976
From 4,954 Ratings

Description

SkySafari makes stargazing a simple pleasure. It has the largest database of any astronomy app, includes every comet, asteroid, satellite & solar system object ever discovered, offers unparalleled accuracy, advanced planning and logging tools, flawless telescope control, and provides the very best experience under the stars when you depend on it. Don’t postpone joy. Discover why SkySafari is the #1 recommended astronomy app for serious amateur astronomers since 2009. Here's what’s new in version 7: + Complete support for iOS 18 and iPhone 16. Version 7 brings a new and immersive stargazing experience. + Events Finder - go to the new Events section to unlock a powerful search engine that finds astronomical events visible tonight and far into the future. The finder dynamically generates a listing of moon phases, eclipses, planetary moon events, meteor showers and planetary phenomenon such as conjunctions, elongations and oppositions. + Notifications - the notifications section has been completely revamped to allow you to customize and manage which events trigger an alert notification on your device. + Telescope Support - telescope control is at the heart of SkySafari. Version 7 takes a giant leap forward by supporting ASCOM Alpaca, INDI & StarSense Explorer. These next generation control protocols allow you to effortlessly connect to hundreds of compatible astronomical devices. SkySafari 7 brings social stargazing to mobile devices with two new features to help you connect with other like minded people. OneSky - allows you to see what other users are observing, in real time. This feature highlights objects in the sky chart and indicates with a number how many users are observing a particular object. SkyCast - allows you to guide a friend or group around the night sky through their own copy of SkySafari. After initiating SkyCast, you can generate a link and conveniently share it with other SkySafari users via text message, apps or social media accounts. + Sky Tonight - jump to the new Tonight section to see what’s visible in your sky tonight. Expanded information has been designed to help plan your night and includes Moon & Sun info, calendar curations, events and the best positioned deep sky and solar system objects. + Improved Observation Tools - SkySafari is the perfect tool to help you plan, record and organize your observations. New workflows make it easier to add, search, filter and sort data. + Home Screen and Lock Screen Widgets keep your favorite astro information at your fingertips. The Small Touches: + You can now edit the Jupiter GRS Longitude Value in the Settings. + Better Moon Age calculation. + New grid & reference options allow you to display Solstice and Equinox markers, Orbit + Node markers for all solar system objects, and tick marks and labels for the Ecliptic, Meridian, and Equator reference lines. + Previous In-app Purchases are Now Free - this includes the H-R diagram, 3D Galaxy view, and the PGC galaxy and GAIA star catalogs. Enjoy. + Many more. If you haven't used SkySafari 7 Pro before, here's what you can do with it: + Hold your device up, and SkySafari 7 Pro will find stars, constellations, planets, and more! + Simulate the night sky up to 5MM years in the past or future! Animate meteor showers, conjunctions, eclipses, and other celestial events. + Control your telescope, log and plan your observations. + Optionally backup all of your observing data in our secure cloud storage and make it easily accessible to multiple devices as well as from our new web interface, LiveSky.com. + Augmented Reality (AR) mode + Night Vision. + Orbit Mode. Leave the Earth’s surface behind, and fly through our solar system. + Galaxy View shows the position of deep sky objects in our Milky Way! https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ https://www.livesky.com/privacy.html

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Reviews

  • Not as good as earlier versions

    2
    By Ted2309
    The UI changes from Sky Safari 4 pro have made it much harder for me to find things. I found the older versions much more intuitive to use. I only updated because I wanted new comets. At this point I’ll stick to the older one in preference to this version.
  • Annoying "Upgrade to Pro"menu option

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    By Backyard Observer
    I don't like the constant reminder to upgrade to the pro version. I don't like to be reminded about something that I'm not interested in especially when I paid money for the app in the first place.
  • They’ve abandoned macOS users!

    1
    By stephenschimpf
    I chose SkySafari some years ago in part because there was an app for my iPhone, iPad, and iMac as well. Unfortunately, when SkySafari 7 was released for iOS and iPadOS, we waited in vain for a new version of macOS. SkySafari 6 still runs on M1 and newer Macs, but because it’s not a native app, the startup time is excruciatingly slow. It’s obvious the company has no plans to release another macOS version in the future. Instead, they want us to run SkySafari 7 for iPadOS on macOS. Although it does start up quickly, it’s not the same app and the user interface experience isn’t what it should be on macOS. I’ve finally had it, and am abandoning SkySafari in favor of another app that is available for all my devices and is updated regularly.
  • The Chinese translations of the celestial bodies in the software are mostly incorrect.

    1
    By さほは
    I don’t understand why refunds are not allowed after purchase. I clearly explained the situation to Apple twice when requesting a refund, but both times it was rejected. The Chinese translations in the software are mostly incorrect, and I can’t use it at all.
  • App is great, except

    3
    By Lysakat
    Developer has abandoned its pricey Starry Night desktop app leaving customers high and dry. For this reason I will not pay more $$ for premium features or subscriptions to Simulation Curriculum until they honor all software customers.
  • Boooo

    1
    By 1Vettepilot427
    :(
  • Nice but buggy

    1
    By Etan022
    Normally, I would absolutely rate this app 5 stars however as of recently they have not kept up with the app. Every time you click the tonight button it instantly crashes.
  • No information about C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) comet

    1
    By Noel Mays
    No information about C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) comet. All updates installed, tried to search by the name, scrolled the list of comets. No information about it at all.
  • Downgrade n functionality

    2
    By Keo in CA
    Disappointed that purchase of sky Safari pro 7 is not allowing me to set up my preferences and import my favorite list per instructions that they seem to provide. The old version of sky Safari five was very straightforward and I have quite a lot of data saved. Even though it has been synced to iCloud. It won’t sync to the new software version. so far disappointed
  • AR mode continues to turn on.

    1
    By MySNsucks923
    ios 26 and latest update iPhone 17 pro max. Just downloaded the app. Was having issues before on old phone with crashes click the start menu. Seems fixed. Too many app issues for a paid app.

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