Sextant Stars

Starfinder with practise modes

Sextant Stars: Starfinder & Practice Modes

"Sextant Stars" is an innovative Android app that assists users in identifying 20 bright stars and their constellations. It provides practice modes for improved recognition and features a dial to adjust background star visibility, accommodating light pollution. Users can extend their experience through in-app purchases to access 58 navigational stars or up to 300 named stars from the International Astronomical Union catalog.

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By: Sharpitor Elements

Users: 47,858

Rating: 4.26

(181)

Version: 2.1 (Last updated: 2024-08-13)

Creation date: 2014-09-17

Email: co*****@sharpitor.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Permissions

Location: approximate location (network-based)

Other: view network connections, full network access

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# 269,883 ▼ 285

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Featuring 20 of the principal bright stars and their constellations, this app revisits the mechanical planispheres traditionally used by navigators and astronomers for star identification and for tracing their diurnal and seasonal trajectories.

* Find/recognize practise modes

* Dial for adjusting the visibility of background stars, helps accommodate the level of light pollution in your area

* (via in-app purchase) Extend to the 58 navigational stars listed in the Nautical Almanac, and 300 from the Named Stars Catalog of the International Astronomical Union.

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