Night Sky is an application that is designed to help backyard astronomers, teachers, parents and any one else learn about the 88 constellations and their major stars. A simple user interface allows users to quickly display any of the constellations and a single tap further identifies any displayed star.
· All 88 constellations are easily chosen from a simple drop-down list
· Information including the constellation's abbreviation, definition, area, and hemisphere is displayed instantly
· A single tap allows viewing all stars in the constellation
· A single tap in the view mode allows identification of any star, providing information such as name, magnitude, and spectral type
· Preferences allow the user to customize the graphical display
· Full memory card support
· 320x320 hires displays on all capable OS/5 devices and OS/4 Sony Clie devices
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Supported operating systems:
Palm OS 3.x, Palm OS 4.x, Palm OS 5.x
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