N, NE, E), but images are very elegant and realistic.īoth Sky Guide and Stellarium use preference settings to display or remove mythology or folklore. Sky Guide only shows the eight major compass headings (i.e. Sky Guide is less exact, but it is elegant and fun to use.Ī Stellarium screen capture where the latitude and longitude grids were applied to help better define positions. Although Stellarium is very accurate, it's anything but user friendly. It's a program designed by geeks, for geeks. There are dozens of star reference apps out there, but very few can do predictions.ĭespite Stellarium's lofty position with many astronomers, It's a love-hate relationship for some. Why? Because Stellarium can look into the future and tell you where the stars and the Milky Way will be positioned on any day, and at any location on the earth. Sky Guide is a star and constellation guide app designed for both iPhone and iPad (not available for Android).Ĭompared to Stellarium: For the last two years I have used and recommended the free, open-source, planetarium desktop program, Stellarium. Sky Guide makes it easy for astro-landscape photographers to know in advance when and where the Milky Way will appear over any landscape feature in the world.
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